What is probation? What purpose does it serve?

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• Probation is a sentence of imprisonment that is suspended. Its goal is to retain some control over criminal offenders while using community programs to help rehabilitate them. Probation is one form of community corrections, a sentencing style that depends less on traditional confinement options and more on correctional resources available in the community.

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The laboratory process which a criminalist might use to restore obliterated serial numbers on firearms and other metal objects is called what?

a. lasers b. ultrasonic cavitation c. trace metal detection d. X-ray crystallography

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In Hayes v. Florida, the Court ruled that when consent is obtained, probable cause is still necessary

a. True b. False

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Define Sequestered Jury.

What will be an ideal response?

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Compare and contrast the issues affecting female and male prisoners. How do these similarities and differences translate into offender needs?

What will be an ideal response?

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