Before accepting a defendant's plea of guilty or nolo contendere, the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure (and most state rules) require a trial judge to ascertain _______________
a. that the plea has been made knowingly and voluntarily
b. that the plea is not the result of force or threats or of promises apart from a plea agreement
c. that there is a factual basis for the plea that has been entered.
d. all of these.
D
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Which of the following was a development of police service in the era from 1980 through today?
a. The development of community- or problem-oriented policing opened new potential for progressive policing in agencies using both the traditional model and the problem-oriented model. b. The Law Enforcement Assistance Administration funded numerous projects to speed up the criminal justice process. c. The patrol system became an incident-driven approach in which police officers often became little more than report takers in most communities. d. Evaluation research became a tool for success measurement.
Home confinement is best suited to:
a. situational offenders. b. offenders with substance abuse issues. c. offenders with relatively long sentences. d. low-risk offenders with relatively stable residences
Criminal justice administration has evolved as society evolved
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
In 2014, approximately ______ of sworn officers were women.
A. 12% B. 35% C. 25% D. 30%