Sentencing guidelines are ______, meaning that judges can consult them and follow them or not.

a. presumptive
b. advisory
c. mandatory
d. wishful thinking


b. advisory

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Futurist Georgette Bennett predicts an increase in crime in

a. large cities. b. suburbs. c. rural areas. d. All of the above

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The primary human resources upon which all social organization is built is

a. the chosen few b. people c. followers d. groups e. b and d

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Which of the following is a reentry issue faced by inmates?

A. Recidivism B. Tokenism C. False flagging D. Double jeopardy

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Although nationalist tendencies have been in the forefront of Yugoslavia's political history for the last quarter of the twentieth century, they had not erupted into violent conflict until the civil war of the 1990s. Under his rule, the republics had been forced to keep their nationalist feelings in check. His aim was to eliminate old ethnic divisions and create a united social revolution. When he died in 1980, the old nationalist desires of the various republics were reborn. Up to this time Serbs, Croats, and Muslims had lived side by side in a form of peaceful coexistence.

a. Nicolae Ceausescu b. Slobodan Milosevic c. Joseph Stalin d. Josip Tito

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