______ occurs when there is a wide variation in sentences received by different offenders.

a. Sentencing disparity
b. The Fair Sentencing Act
c. The Anti-Drug Abuse Act
d. The U.S. Sentencing Commission Report to Congress


a. Sentencing disparity

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a. acid phosphatase. b. Phadebas reagent. c. Takayama test. d. Starch-Iodine test. e. none of the above.

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Challenges to prison conditions by inmates, which are brought under the Eighth Amendment, must show ________ by the officials responsible for the conditions

a. wanton infliction b. recklessness c. criminality d. deliberate indifference

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The primary reason for a defense attorney's presence at an intake hearing is to ensure the juvenile's __________ process rights are protected

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

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Which of the following does NOT characterize a barrio-territorial gang?

A. It operates in tandem with an adult gang. B. It does not have a centralized organizational structure. C. Criminal activities are individual-based, not group-based. D. Its members tend to be younger than other gang groups.

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