Pursuant to Boykin v. Alabama, when a defendant enters a guilty plea, it must be intelligent and _____
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
voluntary
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One explanation for the disproportionate number of mentally ill people in jail and prison is that many
a. were mistakenly categorized as mentally ill by a criminal justice system that doesn't have enough qualified professionals to diagnose them. b. people diagnosed as mentally ill have died or left the system but were not removed from the jail and prisoner count. c. newly admitted offenders are uneducated and are mistakenly counted as mentally ill. d. mentally ill people are susceptible to being arrested because they have no shelter and treatment on the streets.
What was the name William Bratton gave to the four principles of crime reduction?
A) CompStat B) SARA C) the triangle D) COPS E) GTA
The rights to which adult offenders are entitled during probation revocation proceedings were detailed in which U.S. Supreme Court case decision?
A. Morrissey v. Brewer B. Gagnon v. Scarpelli C. Shepard v. Sweet D. Wolff v. McDonnell
An experimental study has found that alcoholics who attend peer group meetings are more successful in reducing their consumption of alcoholic beverages than alcoholics who do not attend such meetings. However, the researchers are struggling to determine the precise connection between the two and suggest that it could be due to the social support itself, the sharing of technical information, or the time taken up by the meetings. This suggestion reflects a concern with ______.
A. causal mechanisms B. association C. faulty randomization D. time order