What report do probation officers typically prepare, which presents a convicted offender's background and is used by the judge in selecting an appropriate sentence?
a. sentencing report
b. incarceration report
c. presentence report
d. death sentence report
e. probation report
c
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The second transition of Gilligan’s (1982) focuses on ______.
a. women begin to become aware of their responsibility for others’ well-being b. social norms and consensus are the basis for moral judgments and concern for others, especially others’ feelings, and the possibility of hurting others is of major concern c. women now understand that care includes caring for themselves as well as others d. individual survival is paramount, and moral considerations are relevant only when one’s own needs are in conflict
One of the four main parts of the Prison Litigation Reform Act is the filing fee requirement; it mandates
a. that prisoners pay only half of their court filing fees. b. that prisoners pay court filing fees in full upfront. c. that prisoners pay 25% of court filing fees if indigent. d. that prisoners pay court filing fees in full, even if monthly installments are necessary.
According to Gabbert et al. (2003) the presence of other witnesses:
a. may facilitate recall; b. may hinder recall; c. is considered more reliable than a single witness; d. is not influenced by conformity.
According to Durkheim, _____ occurs in a society in which rules of behavior have broken down or become inoperative during periods of rapid social change or social crisis, such as war or famine
A) ?anomie B) ?stratification C) ?gentrification D) ?transition