Which of the following power(s) lower the cost of convicting criminal defendants?

a. the power to incarcerate
b. the power to increase sentencing
c. issue consecutive sentences
d. the power to charge and to plea bargain


d

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President ________ , several decades ago, made a decision to concentrate primarily on

technical intelligence to gather data. Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

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What type of discretion do judges exercise?

A. deciding whether to stop, search, or arrest an individual B. filing formal charges C. setting bail, denying bail, and imposing sentences D. disciplines incarcerated offenders for violations committed in prison

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Punishments that fall somewhere between probation and prison are known as:

A) in-the-middle sanctions. B) indeterminate sanctions. C) intermediate sanctions. D) incapacitation sentences. E) retributive sentences.

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Medical specialists are often used as contract employees

a. True b. False

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