Which is a factor that helps contribute to swelling prison populations?
A. Failure of community release programs
B. Mandatory sentencing laws
C. Conviction rates
D. All of these factors contribute to the prison population.
Answer: D
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a. True b. False
Which of the following is NOT true about confirmation bias?
a. the tendency of people to pay the most attention to information that confirms what they already believe to be true b. a potential mental error or pitfall made by investigators c. when all evidence confirms the guilt of a person d. the tendency of people to pay little attention to information that is contrary to what they already believe to be true
In 1784, the English court first recognized the crime of attempt in the
A. Rex v. Higgins case. B. Regina v. Eagleton case. C. People v. Orndorff case. D. Rex v. Scofield case.
Which of the following is false?
a. The Supreme Court has established the right of juveniles to receive due process of law
b. Juveniles do not have the right to confront witnesses at trial.
c. Juveniles committing status offenses are not usually placed in secure detention facilities.
d. The Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 sought to deinstitutionalize status offenders.