The Matthew Shepard and James Byrd Jr. Crime Prevention Act added this category to the list of hate crime classifications.

A. disabilities
B. gender
C. age
D. occupations


B. gender

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RESPECT emphasizes that every police department has to have standards of conduct and morals, which are called:

A) control utilization B) evaluation and inspection C) assessment standards D) code of ethics

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Caroline has been arrested for shoplifting at Bloomingdales. This is not her first offense and she is found guilty at trial. The judge decides the appropriate punishment is to cut off Caroline's hand so she will not be able to shoplift again. In what century would this punishment handed down to Caroline be the most popular punishment?

A. Second century B. Ninth century C. Eleventh century D. Sixteenth century

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What is an indigent defense?

What will be an ideal response?

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Which of the following cases extended limited due process rights to parolees who were facing revocation?

A. Hudson v. Palmer B. Superintendent v. Hill C. Gagnon v. Scarpelli D. Greenholtz v. Nebraska Penal Inmates

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