Which of the following factors has contributed to recent trends in jail and prison populations?
A. an increase in “mandatory minimum” sentencing policies
B. an increase in violent and property crimes
C. states enacting legislation intended to reduce prison populations to save costs
D. releasing thousands of first-time offenders who were incarcerated for violent crimes
C. states enacting legislation intended to reduce prison populations to save costs
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Those who were placed into the program for moderate offenders as a condition of juvenile probation recidivated at a rate of _________ percent while those who were directly committed recidivated at a rate of _________ percent
A) 17 / 29 B) 29 / 17 C) 32 / 27 D) 27 / 32 E) 27 / 17
What categories of individuals may be interviewed?
What will be an ideal response?
When the defense presents evidence that the accused was not at or near the scene of the crime at the time the crime was committed, this is an example of a(n) ___________ defense.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
Which one is NOT a specific challenge used in counterterrorism?
a. the need to focus scarce resources to prevent and fight crimes that are relatively uncommon b. patrolling neighborhoods in cars c. dealing with the scrutiny that comes with crimes that often have international implications d. the difficult task of gathering information, or intelligence, about crimes before they happen