Which of the following is NOT one of the three major steps in the sentencing and release processes for discretionary parole?
a. an indeterminate sentence with a minimum time to serve before parole eligibility and a maximum term to be served if not paroled
b. consideration of release by a parole board authorized to conditionally release offenders
c. supervision in the community under specific conditions
d. a few weeks after the hearing, the parole decision is communicated to the inmate in writing through the prison staff
d
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Early penal facilities whose inmates provided cheap labor for profit by private interests were known as:
a. debtors' prisons. b. workhouses. c. poorhouses. d. an indentured servant system.
Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)
1. Menachem Amir was a student of Marvin Wolfgang. 2. President John F. Kennedy established the Justice for All Act. 3. The costs of crime are limited to tangible costs, such as medical bills, loss of property, and so on. 4. Victim facilitation is when the victim makes it easier for the offender to commit crime. 5. Menachem Amir’s study on sexual victimization was widely accepted and respected when it was originated.
Police use informants to solve certain crimes. Which person below falls under the typical definition of an informant
A. Anyone who provides information of an investigative nature to law enforcement. B. Victims. C. Complainants in cases where the complainant is also the victim, especially in crimes against persons. D. All of the above are considered informants
Fewer than 30 percent of felony cases result in a guilty plea by the defendant, and instead go to trial
Indicate whether the statement is true or false