These laws mandate that prisoners serve 85% of their original sentence, andthey have abolished parole boards which have traditionally assumedresponsibility for deciding when prisoners are released

a. Increased prisoner time
b. Truth in sentencing
c. The 85/15 rule
d. Parole abolition


b

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a. zero-tolerance b. shakedown c. moderate-allowance d. countdown

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Prison resident labor has been sold to private employers __________.

A. from the first days of prison B. beginning after the Civil War C. after World War II D. shortly after the building of Western Penitentiary.

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If an officer has probable cause to believe that contraband is contained within a briefcase that is in the passenger compartment of an automobile, what is the officer legally entitled to search?

a. only the briefcase b. the entire vehicle c. the entire vehicle and any containers therein d. the entire passenger compartment

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The Mandatory Victims Restitution Act requires an order of restitution is order for defendants who are convicted of or plead guilty to _____________, ____________ or ____________ (identify three)

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

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