In U.S. v. Booker (2005), the U.S. Supreme Court held that _____.
a. judges are not allowed to increase individual sentences beyond the "standard range" based on facts not proved beyond a reasonable doubt to the jury
b. the federal appeals courts may not presume a sentence falling outside the range recommended by the Federal Sentencing Guidelines as unreasonable
c. judges have the authority to increase maximum sentences based on the prior convictions of the defendant
d. the United States government can prohibit expressive conduct of any kind based on the broadest interpretation of a law
a. judges are not allowed to increase individual sentences beyond the "standard range" based on facts not proved beyond a reasonable doubt to the jury
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Inmates who are mentally ill:
A) are never paroled. B) are subsequently monitored and supervised in their communities when released. C) must be supervised continuously by special POs with mental health certification. D) must be released to mental hospitals if paroled.
After completing your observations of Officer Jones, you are asked to summarize your observations for a study being conducted by an ethicist studying police behavior. In the above example regarding the driver who ran the red light, we could say that Jones' actions were unethical because he had a duty to enforce the law. This viewpoint would be consistent with a(n) ___________ ethical system.
A. ?deontological B. ?teleological C. ?ethics of care ?D. ethics of virtue
____________________ was the federal government's first effort to criminalize opium and cocaine
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
Policy goals of advocates of the crime-control model include:
a. limiting police discretion. b. increasing the size of police forces. c. protecting citizens' Miranda rights. d. reducing the use of the death penalty.