Which type of sentencing consists of fixed periods of incarceration with no flexibility in terms of time served?
a. determinate
b. truth-in
c. indeterminate
d. representative
a. determinate
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A(n) _____________________ is an alternative to posting bail by which the defendant may gain pretrial release.
A. property bond B. ten percent bond C. ten percent cash bail D. IOU
During this stage of the Adversarial process the prosecutor decides whether to pursue the case.
A. arraignment B. indictment C. discovery D. charging decision
A juvenile court is assessing the impact of a diversion program. This diversion program curtails the use of secure confinement and increases the use of informal sanctions for minor delinquents. The evaluation shows that keeping minor delinquents out of secure confinements would not significantly increase the crime rate. The crime rate would remain stable because there are very few juveniles who would be eligible to participate in the diversion program. A citizen who is concerned about wasting financial resources argues that before conducting an evaluation of impact, the researcher should have conducted an evaluation of:
a. Need b. Process c. Efficiency d. Knowledge
The importance of organized crime as a national political issue was recognized by Tennessee Senator ____________ in 1950
a. Carl Hayden b. Estes Kefauver c. Robert Wagner d. Claude Pepper