Laws that require an inmate to serve a certain percentage of their sentence are called:
a. determinate sentencing laws
b. indeterminate sentencing laws
c. truth-in sentencing laws
d. good time laws
C
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a. True b. False
One of the most important drug laws passed in the 1980s was the Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1988. This legislation created a cabinet-level Director of National Drug Control Policy, often referred to in the media by what nickname?
a. Drug King b. Drug Czar c. Drug Lord d. Drug Emperador
Other than officers being in the right place at the right time, most crimes that come to the attention of local law enforcement come from citizens who witness a crime or something suspicious and call the police
Often neighbors see suspicious activity in the neighborhood and want to notify police, but are afraid of retaliation. How can police agencies encourage citizens to report suspicious activity such as drug sales, and assure the citizen remains anonymous?
Which phenomenon hinders reentry into the community because behaviors seen as acceptable in prison are seen by people outside of prison as offensive or strange?
A. victimization B. criminalization C. prisonization D. depression