The constitutional protection against cruel and unusual punishment and unreasonable bail is found in the:
A) Fourth Amendment.
B) Fifth Amendment.
C) Sixth Amendment.
D) Eighth Amendment.
E) Fourteenth Amendment.
D
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The detective division may view COPPS as for patrol officers only, and that their primary duty is to solve crime
a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false
The Office of Victims of Crimes refers to torture victims as
a. Invisible Population of Crime Victims. b. The Missing Ones. c. People of Silent Dread. d. Ghosts of Oppression.
Which of the following statements is true regarding hierarchy of law?
A. State constitutions may give greater protection than the U.S. Constitution, but cannot give less. B. Federal common law includes civil and criminal laws enacted by Congress. C. Municipal ordinances take precedence over state statutes. D. Federal statutes establish legal precedent, and lower courts in the federal system must follow these decisions.
Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)
1. Most correctional officers and inmates know that the background of an offender (or of a correctional officer) has a strong impact on how that person behaves, both inside and outside of a prison; this simply makes good intuitive sense. 2. The social learning theory states the subculture within prisons is brought in from outside the walls by offenders who have developed their beliefs and norms while on the streets. In other words, the prison subculture is reflective of the offender subculture on the streets. 3. An estimated 35% of transgender inmates held in prisons and 34% held in local jails reported experiencing one or more incidents of sexual victimization by another inmate or facility staff in the past 12 months or since admission, if less than 12 months. 4. A mule is a person who smuggles drugs into prison for another inmate. 5. A convict is an inmate who is respected for being self-reliant and independent of other inmates or the system.