Who is responsible for the mark system, a forerunner of the parole system?

a. Alexander Maconochie
b. John Augustus
c. Sir Walter Crofton
d. President George Washington


a, Alexander Maconochie

Criminal Justice

You might also like to view...

What, for purposes of the Sixth Amendment approach to interrogations and confessions, are formal criminal proceedings?

What will be an ideal response?

Criminal Justice

This rate started to fall with the repeal of the Volstead Act in 1933 and during the Great Depression.

A. assault B. murder C. burglary D. rape

Criminal Justice

Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)

1. Reentry programs for jails focus on making reentering the prison a smoother transition for offenders. 2. Women comprise about 15% of all jail inmates. 3. Overcrowding is a serious issue facing jails today. 4. Jails and prisons have comparable rates of suicides and homicides.

Criminal Justice

There is currently little difference between the procedural due process requirements of the juvenile and adult justice systems

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

Criminal Justice