Identify a factor driving federal prison population growth.
A. An increase in the number of federal inmates sentenced for immigration violations
B. The prohibition against double jeopardy for white-collar criminals and public order criminals
C. A laxity in sentencing guidelines in all courts
D. The absence of racial profiling in employment procedures
Answer: A
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a. True b. False
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a. Stationhouse detentions b. Jailhouse detentions c. Holding cell detentions d. Booking room
According to Bursik and Grasmick’s theory of community control:
a. there are two levels of control: public and private. b. the allocation of law enforcement resources is most important to understanding why certain neighborhoods have high crime rates. c. economic resources directly determine an area’s level of crime. d. the lower classes tend to have more problems regulating their behavior. e. the effect of economic deprivation on crime and delinquency is indirect and mediated by the capacity of a neighborhood to solicit human and economic resources.
Probable cause is the:
A) Basis for action. B) Basis for engaging the suspect in a consensual encounter. C) Basis for investigation. D) Basis for surveillance.