Plea bargaining became increasingly common following the Civil War.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
True
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To prepare officers for prison work, most states require cadets to complete a _____________ training program.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
The defense attorney is worried that sending Scott to jail will only make Scott's situation worse. While his court case was pending, Scott got a job at a local grocery store and has started to clean up his act. The defense attorney would prefer that if Scott were to plead guilty to the offense, he would not be required to serve any jail time immediately. He prefers that Scott be given a chance to
prove himself and only have to serve time in jail if he reoffends. This type of sentence is known as a(n): a. boot camp. b. shock incarceration. c. shock probation. d. suspended sentence.
Which of the following may be a concern if we are interested in studying "career drug dealers" and we use our friend from the probation department to act as our informant into that subculture?
a. those getting probation may be first time offenders b. those getting probation have obviously been caught, and thus will not reflect those that have more skill and have not been apprehended c. there may be some drug dealers who enter into plea negotiations and plead to possession instead of dealing d. all of the above
Applying cultural analysis to the police, we learned that they may be considered a part of a subculture, one that is never distinct from the parent or dominant culture
Indicate whether the statement is true or false