Which of the following crimes would be placed in Level II of the criminal justice "wedding cake"?
a. A noted celebrity is arrested for shooting her bodyguard.
b. A violent act committed by a stranger who uses a weapon.
c. An individual is arrested for public drunkenness.
d. A first-time offender assaults a friend.
b
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Answer the following statements true (T) or false (F)
The U.S. Supreme Court has stated that retribution is not a proper motive for criminal punishment.
The policy model that holds policy change occurs when an issue that is continually addressed by a fairly constant process experiences a disruption is known as:
a. ruptured balance. b. punctuated equilibrium. c. garbage can model. d. iron triangles. e. issue networks.
One of the most difficult types of police misconduct to deter is
A. corruption of authority B. police crime C. personal gain-oriented misconduct D. none of the above
A BJS survey found the majority of both state- and county-based public defender offices ________
a. employed private attorneys b. had appropriately sized caseloads c. paid their attorneys over $80,000 a year d. employed substantially fewer than needed support staff