Discuss the authors' suggestions for improving pretrial services. Do you think the authors' suggestions are reasonable? Why or why not?
What will be an ideal response?
Varies. A sample answer follows. Jails are the sorting centers of the criminal justice system. Prisons generally house convicts who were sentenced to more than 1 year. In contrast, jails house offenders with shorter sentences as well as people awaiting trial, people who violated the terms of their release, people who need mental health screenings, and people who need medical care for physical injuries or illnesses.
The authors argue that improved pretrial screening would sort out these different groups more quickly. It would also lead to less crowding in jails. Perhaps most important, it would allow people who may be a danger to themselves or others to get treatment more quickly--not only mentally ill inmates but also those with contagious diseases. For these reasons, I believe that the authors' suggestions are reasonable.
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Using one's institutional position to grant favors and sell information to which one's co-conspirators are not entitled is called ____________________.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
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