Explain the way that jails are administered.

What will be an ideal response?


?The majority of jails are administered at the county level by the county sheriff. Most of the remainder are under the control of municipalities, although six state governments manage jails.

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According to West et al. (2010), about ______ of the increase in the use of prison by the states was due to the increased imprisonment of violent offenders.

A. 22% B. 34% C. 60% D. 72%

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Data from the National Crime Victimization Survey is gathered from:

a. Local police. b. The FBI. c. Surveys. d. Newspapers.

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Fundamentalist Christians believe they are locked in a vicious war that will culminate in an apocalyptic ______________, pitting the Christian White race against people of color and Jews

Fill in the blanks with correct word

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Which of the following is one of the limitations placed on felony murder?

a. The felony must be independent of the homicide. b. The rule is limited to inherently dangerous felonies. c. The felony and the homicide must accompany each other in close temporal proximity. d. All the above

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