Identify some factors that have caused the prison population to grow dramatically over the past few decades.
What will be an ideal response?
?To a large degree, the dramatic growth of inmate populations is the result of the penal harm movement, which is characterized by "get tough" ideologies in sentencing and punishment.?The war on drugs has greatly impacted prison populations. There are more people in prison today for drug offenses than there were for all offenses in the 1970s.?Other reasons for growth include the increased probability of incarceration, inmates serving more time for each crime, federal prison growth, and rising incarceration rates for women.
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It is estimated that the illicit anabolic steroid market is valued at between ___________ million to $400 million each year
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
After a suspect asserts his or her Miranda rights, questioning:
A. must cease as a general rule. B. may continue until their lawyer arrives. C. should be intensified. D. can never be restarted.
Photographs should be taken to illustrate the _________ __ _____ of principals and witnesses when applicable
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
Match up the description, technique, or item in the left column to the type of crime in the right column. Answers can be used more than once
A) Terrorism B) Bombs C) Arson 1) Politically motivated 2) Revenge motivated 3) Called in 4) Committed against noncombatant targets 5) Point of origin 6) Alligatoring 7) Vandalism 8) Clear zone 9) Completed by a group or individual 10) Pipes