The 1997 Survey of Inmates in State and Federal Correctional Facilities provided Sevigny and Caulkins with methodologically sound information on these types of offenders:

a. drug kingpins
b. drug traffickers
c. low-level drug offenders
d. violent drug offenders


c. low-level drug offenders

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How do the actions that become "international crimes" reach that status?

a. Based on legal agreements between countries b. Based on legal precedents that develop over time c. They are actions against the peace and security of mankind d. All of these

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Under the medical model, the court set a minimum and maximum release date and the parole board determined when the appropriate time was to release the offender back into the community. This is a(n) _________ sentence.

A. indeterminate B. determinate C. mandatory D. presumptive

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Describe the purpose of an arraignment.

What will be an ideal response?

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Which of the following statements is true about a high percentage of lawsuits filed by inmates?

A. They are judged frivolous and are lost in the trial stage. B. They are judged frivolous and are therefore dismissed. C. They are judged valid and are therefore won in the trial stage. D. They are judged valid but not taken to trial due to lack of funding.

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