A __________ is a court order directing police who are holding a person in custody to bring the prisoner into court to explain the reasons for confinement.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
writ of habeas corpus
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a. controlled by subconscious desires. b. a free-will choice. c. controlled by certain factors of heredity. d. influenced by body type.
Interpol is an example of traditional policing used on the international scale
A. True B. False
The term "incidence" refers to:
a. the total number of crimes committed; b. the number of convictions; c. the number of new cases of a particular problem during a specific time frame; d. the number of criminals in the correctional system.
________ are designed to generate interest in formulating policies and criteria for uniform sentencing.
A. Sentencing councils B. Sentencing institutes C. Sentencing guidelines D. Sentencing commissions