Identify four of the techniques currently being used to deal with increasing costs of corrections and prisons
What will be an ideal response?
An ideal response would be:
States are trying to cut costs by introducing new policies and programs including stronger efforts to divert inmates to rehabilitation facilities; "good-time" credits to low-risk offenders who would then be allowed to shorten their prison terms; shorter sentences at the discretion of judges; more effective systems of parole and probation; and greater use of privately run (and often out-of- state) prison facilities.
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a. Declaration of Independence. b. Magna Carta. c. Constitution. d. Commonwealth Manifesto.
The average American has a 1 chance in 30 of being the victim of a serious crime
Indicate whether this statement is true or false.
The 2010 healthcare reform, known officially as __________, does not go nearly as far as most
European and Canadian medical insurance and lacks a "public" option. A) the Federal Health and Welfare Act B) Obamacare C) the Affordable Care Act D) the Medical and Dental Reform Act
The summation of individual opinions on an issue is referred to as ________
A) public policy B) public opinion C) policy agenda D) political allegiance E) public activism