What is the difference between an admission and a confession?

What will be an ideal response?


An admission is a self- incriminating statement made by the suspect that falls short of an acknowledgment of guilt.Conversely, a confession is direct acknowledgment by the suspect of his or her guilt in the commission of a specific crime or as being an integral part of a specific crime.

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How does overcrowding limit the ability of jails to fulfill its multifaceted mission? What is the impact on inmates?

What will be an ideal response?

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The Community Patrol Officer Program (CPOP) was instituted in 1984 in:

a. New York City c. Los Angeles b. Denver d. Miami

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Which of the following amounts to delaying criminal charges against a suspect until he or she fulfills some obligation?

A) Deferred prosecution B) No-drop prosecution C) Diversion D) Deferred sentencing

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A group or collectivity of persons engaged in significant illegitimate or criminal activities, mainly threatening and violent is a _________

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

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