Surveys demonstrated ______ among the public for locking up offenders from the 1970s to the mid-1990s, as crime rates were rising. “Get tough” sentencing policies enjoyed 85% approval rates in the 1990s but by 2012, approval ratings for “get tough” policies had dropped to ______.
What will be an ideal response?
Ans: Widespread support, 62%
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The coerced cessation of conflict is usually not a very effective strategy because it treats only the symptoms as opposed to the cause or causes of the problem. This particular strategy is called ________.
A. suppression B. avoidance C. repression D. dominance E. integration
False imprisonment is the lawful violation of the personal liberty of another by force or fear
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
The principal weakness of the excessive caseload hypothesis, in plea bargaining, is which assumption?
A. purely mechanical process B. stagnant process C. dynamic process D. courtroom work group process