A majority of cases get to the Supreme Court from the lower courts on a:
a. habeas corpus appeal.
b. certification.
c. writ of error.
d. writ of certiorari.
d
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Anger management programs have proven highly effective in lowering recidivism
a. True b. False
The Supreme Court’s decision in Kyllo v. United States has implications for which option?
A local police department suspects that three individuals, Alvin, Simon, and Theodore, are growing marijuana on their property and selling it around town. The officers, though, do not have probable cause to obtain a warrant. As a result, the officers begin discussing some creative avenues for acquiring information about these individuals and their activities. A rookie officer who majored in Political Science in college offers three options: 1) looking through trash left outside of the suspects’ home; 2) flying over the suspects’ backyard and using standard binoculars to search for marijuana plants; and 3) using a newly developed piece of equipment that can scan the suspects’ house and detect the presence of large quantities of organic plants. Answer the following questions about these options. a. Option 1 b. Option 2 c. Option 3 d. None of the options
The general mood regarding offender rehabilitation in the late 1970s and early 1980s was one of ________
A) optimism and encouragement B) pessimism and discouragement C) mixture of optimism and pessimism D) escalating interest and hope
Which of the following is consistent with control theory?
a. Offenders learn deviant values from parents and peers b. Individuals are restrained from offending by their relationships between parents and peers. c. Individuals must be taught to commit illegal activities d. Individuals commit crimes after being labeled by society.