Discuss the infiltration of gangs into law enforcement, government, and correctional agencies and explain why it is such a significant threat
What will be an ideal response?
• Gang infiltration of law enforcement, government, and correctional agencies poses a significant security threat due to the access criminals have to sensitive information pertaining to investigations or protected persons. Gang members serving in law enforcement agencies and correctional facilities may compromise security and criminal investigations and operations while acquiring knowledge and training in police tactics and weapons. Corrupt law enforcement officers and correctional staff have assisted gang members in committing crimes and have impeded investigations.
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Under Tribal law, responsibility lies with:
a. Collectivities b. Individuals c. The church d. The state
The witness-oriented program primarily seeks to serve the needs of the prosecutor's office and the criminal justice system
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Connecticut and Alaska are the only two states which provide a victim's advocate which has legal standing in court to demand that victim's rights be enforced
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Timothy Tyler was arrested for selling five grams of the hallucinogenic drug LSD to a friend who was working as an informant for the federal government. In 1996, Scott Walker was arrested for being a low-level pusher of LSD, cocaine, marijuana, and methamphetamine. If their arrests for these nonviolent offenses had happened today, Tyler and Walker-lacking criminal records-would have been punished with relatively short prison sentences. Instead, both of them are still behind bars and can expect to spend the rest of their lives there. Under a formula adopted by the U.S. government in 1987, federal judges could not deviate from strict sentencing guidelines for nonviolent crimes. For these offenders, the best hope for freedom is clemency, a process through which the president of the United
States or a state governor essentially forgives an inmate's wrongdoing and sets her or him free from prison. If Tyler's case would have been tried after 2005, Judge Gilbert could have deviated from the life sentence and given a less punishment. This is called: A. departure. B. discretion. C. divergence. D. disparity.