This is the practice of decreasing the severity of a crime, a practice that results in prioritization and reallocation of resources to felonies.
What will be an ideal response?
downgrading
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This act prohibits discrimination in hiring on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, or national origin
a. Fair Hiring Act b. Non-Discrimination in the Workplace Act c. Glass Ceiling Act d. Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Act in 1972 e. None of the above
The so-called "fleeting targets" ruling by the Supreme Court in Carroll v. U.S., concerned:
a. Motor vehicle pursuits of fleeing felons. b. Using deadly force on suspects fleeing the scene of a forcible felony. c. The stopping and frisking of dangerous subjects fleeing in a car. d. Granting an exception to the exclusionary rule.
Which of the following principles was NOT the basis for Maconochie’s approach to prison administration?
a. Cruel and vindictive punishment debases the criminal and the larger society. b. The purpose of punishment should be reformation of the convict. c. Criminal sentences should not be viewed in terms of time served but rather as tasks to be performed. d. Definite prison terms allow convicts to know the length of their sentence and are the only just way to tailor a punishment.
More than 20% of children grow up ______.
A. without adequate healthcare B. without a father figure C. living in poverty D. living in unsafe environments