The classification system exists in all jails and prisons. Discuss the types of classification areas most appropriate to correctional institutions
What will be an ideal response?
Mental and physical health, suicide risk, seriousness of offense, sentence length, criminal record, age, educational attainment, gang affiliation, sexual orientation, communicable disease, and race.
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Compare and contrast any three of the goals of the criminal justice system. Include a discussion concerning what ideology or political party with which each goal is most closely associated
What will be an ideal response?
Which of the following acts was important for the continuation of drug courts through federal funding under the Clinton Administration?
a. the 1994 Crime Act b. the Federal Lautenberg Act c. the Violence Against Women Act of 1994 d. 1996 Homestead Drug Act
The bail system goes back to English common law and is meant to ensure the appearance of the defendant at trial. Who actually sets the amount of bail?
a. a probation officer b. a prosecutor c. a magistrate d. a court bailiff
The punishment philosophy called __________ is distinguished from the other punishment philosophies in that it has no utilitarian objective such as preventing crime
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