The Puritan Period believed that children:
a. were inherently sinful and in need of strict control and/or punishment
b. allowed children older than 4 years old to receive public punishment
c. did not allow for punishment for disobedience, rebelliousness, and sledding on the Sabbath
d. were inherently good and needed safety and security above all else
A
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The Supreme Court has declared that the use of deadly force is permitted only when an officer is confronted with ______.
a. a suspect that poses a threat of death or serious physical injury to the officer(s), or others b. a suspect that advances toward an officer in a threatening manner c. a fleeing felon who tries to escape d. a suspect who is suspected of being armed
Answer the following statements true (T) or false (F)
1. Because penalties for theft are graded according to the value of items stolen, prosecutors must produce evidence to prove the value of goods or services stolen. 2. At common law, obtaining property by false pretenses was a misdemeanor that involved obtaining wares or merchandise of another with the intent to cheat or defraud that person. 3. At common law, extortion was defined as the fraudulent making or alteration of a document to the prejudice of another man’s right. 4. In a prosecution for theft, a defendant may not raise the defense of mistake of fact.
The citizen police academies have been designed to increase positive perceptions of police work rather than to reduce ________
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
The _______________ is where the parole board is merely a semiautonomous agency that is connected to (and perhaps subservient to) a larger agency or governmental body. This larger organization will typically oversee the entire spectrum of correctional services, particularly the prison system. Supervision of persons on parole under this model is under the leadership and authority of that state’s chief correctional executive officer (i.e., the commissioner or the director of corrections) with the parole board having no authority to direct post-incarcerative supervision.
a. crime control model of corrections b. independent parole administration model c. consolidated parole administration model d. None of the above