Describe Aggravating Circumstances & Mitigating Circumstances.

What will be an ideal response?


Aggravating Circumstances: Circumstances relating to the commission of a crime that make it more grave than the average instance of that crime.

Mitigating Circumstances: Circumstances relating to the commission of a crime that may be considered to reduce the blameworthiness of the defendant.

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In which work category are most prisoners employed?

a. Prison industries. b. Agricultural work. c. Institutional maintenance. d. License plate factory.

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Of the following, the best example of occupational crime would be:

A. hot checks. B. embezzlement. C. theft from an ATM. D. savings and loan fraud.

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Under which circumstance would an officer not be acting under the color of state law?

What will be an ideal response?

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Which of these examples would be most unlikely to rise to the level of a hostile work environment?

A) Male police officers comment on female officers' attire and hairstyles B) Male police officers ask female officers to fetch them tea or coffee C) Male police officers open doors and fetch tea or coffee for female officers D) Male police officers don't share full information about cases with female officers

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