Discuss the pros and cons of electronic monitoring

What will be an ideal response?


• Pros
o Allows for the close tracking an monitoring of offenders
o Less expensive than imprisonment
o As technology improves, so will the capabilities of EM
• Cons
o Does not prevent crime
o High initial startup costs
o Requires period technology upgrades
o Subject to tampering by offender

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Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

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After 9/11, local law enforcement began to ______.

A. decrease contact with the federal government B. introduce stricter requirements for becoming an officer C. increase surveillance capabilities D. introduce punishment for terrorist acts

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Criminal defendant Scott Peterson was eligible for the death penalty because:

a. he was married to the victim for less than five years b. he had a mistress and lied about it to the police c. he killed more than one person in the first or second degree d. he used an incendiary device to weight the body down in the Bay

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Discuss cybercrime as a challenge in the contemporary justice system

What will be an ideal response?

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