Explain what it means when an offender is sentenced to life without parole.

What will be an ideal response?


This means a life sentence with the additional condition that the person never be allowed parole.

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Famed defense attorney Alan Dershowitz has suggested that torture might be applied and regulated through ______.

a. torture warrants issued by the courts. b. ombudsmen. c. administrative regulations. d. international agreements.

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Cocaine is typically classified as a central nervous system

A) hallucinogen. B) opiate-narcotic. C) depressant. D) stimulant.

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The most common form of community corrections is ________, which is the release of an offender under conditions imposed by the court for a specified period of time. The court retains the authority to modify the conditions or to resentence the offender if he or she violates the conditions.

A. probation B. parole C. mandatory conditional release D. electronic monitoring

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Community supervision that occurs after release from prison is called:

a. management time. b. parole. c. probation. d. supervision period.

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