The ______ was charged with the task of creating mandatory sentencing guidelines.

a. U.S. Sentencing Commission
b. Sentencing Guidelines Association
c. Sentencing Disparity Commission
d. Fair Sentencing Act


a. U.S. Sentencing Commission

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Probable cause is required for all search and arrest warrants

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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___________________ supervision allows probation and parole officers to leave their department and conduct field visits.

A. Neighborhood-based B. Client-specific C. Proactive D. Home health

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Researchers interested in offending behavior will extract the most accurate information from which data collection methodology?

a. focus groups b. survey methodology c. official crime reports d. courtroom observations

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This was an esoteric initiative where a network of satellite interception stations, microwave ground stations, spy satellites, radio listening posts, and secret facilities could examine almost any telephone call, fax transmission, and email around the world, daily.

a. the ‘Total Information Awareness’ project b. the ‘MATRIX’ project c. the ‘ECHELON’ project d. the ‘Alan Parsons’ project

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