What type of sentence means that convicted criminals are given a fixed number of years they must serve rather than a range?

a. split
b. determinate
c. indeterminate
d. mandatory


b. determinate

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Explain the concept of civil commitment of sex offenders following sentences served. What is the rationale behind such legislation? Have the courts generally upheld such measures?

What will be an ideal response?

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This model stresses the need for protecting suspects against the power of police, prosecutors, and judges.

A. crime control model B. due process model C. consensus model D. adversarial model

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The United States strengthened the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 in 2005 with the inclusion of a $360 million funding package. The package expanded the ______________ program, a nationwide initiative that helps law enforcement agents pursue sex traffickers and child prostitution rings

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

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Which of the following is NOT one of Bittner's four basic responsibilities of the police?

a. To enforce laws. b. To prevent crime. c. To prosecute offenders. d. To provide services.

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