What are security threat groups? How common are they in American prisons? What problems do they cause?
What will be an ideal response?
Security threat groups (STGs) are inmate groups, gangs, or organizations organization whose members act together to pose a threat to the safety of corrections staff or the public, who prey upon other inmates, or who threaten the secure and orderly operation of a correctional institution. They are very common in prisons; some larger gangs have memberships in the tens of thousands spread across prisons in multiple states. They often have significant influence beyond the penal system. Shot callers are imprisoned gang leaders who may order killings of criminal justice personnel outside the prison.
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a. True b. False
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a. those that are partially compliant ("partially certified") b. those that are not compliant but certified based on vital U.S. national interests c. those countries that are exempted from the evaluation process ("exempted") d. those countries that are not yet compliant but are attempting and expected to become compliant ("provisional certification")
A(n) ________ is a legislative act of punishing a person or a select group of people without the benefit of judicial trial
A) bill of attainder B) ex post facto law C) void-for-vagueness ruling D) double jeopardy provision
Bail will be _________ if the defendant does not appear in court
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word