During the colonial period, penal colonies or _________________ were used to punish people who committed petty crimes or owed small debts
a. convict transportation
b. workhouses
c. feudalism
d. debtors gaols
a
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Which type of correctional system is more common in the northeast than in other parts of the U.S.?
A) Small prisons specializing in specific types of offenders B) Prison farms C) Agricultural prisons D) Large industrial prisons
List and describe the three types of fingerprints that may be found at a crime scene.
What will be an ideal response?
When a judge delays a defendant's serving of a sentence after he or she has been convicted or found guilty in order to allow the defendant to perform a period of community supervision, it is referred to as a(n) ________.
A. intermediate sanction B. suspended sentence C. straight sentence D. sentencing enhancement
The ____ model usually favors the powerful that are in control.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).