The wide variation in sentence given to different offenders is called sentence ______.

a. disparity
b. inequality
c. splitting
d. discrimination


a. disparity

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Jumping to a conclusion on incomplete information before hearing a subordinate out is a tendency supervisory personnel must accept

a. True b. False

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Which of the following is a form of execution?

a. hanging b. electrocution c. gas chamber d. all of these

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Describe the five goals of contemporary criminal sentencing discussed in this chapter. Which of these goals do you think ought to be the primary goal of sentencing? How might your choice vary with the type of offense committed? In what circumstances

might your choice be less acceptable? What will be an ideal response?

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An approach to drug addiction that treats drug abuse as a mental illness is called the __________ model of addiction

a. medical b. biological c. criminal d. psychological

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