Felony cases are processed and sentenced in a court of:
a. general jurisdiction.
b. specific jurisdiction.
c. complete jurisdiction.
d. appellate jurisdiction.
e. Supreme Court jurisdiction.
a
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Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)
1. Because inmates are in prison to be punished, the Eighth Amendment does not apply to them. 2. The Eighth Amendment prohibits unreasonable searches and seizures. 3. The Fourteenth Amendment has been used to provide due process rights to offenders. 4. Kansas’s Sexually Violent Predator Act is criminal law rather than civil law. 5. The Supreme Court has ruled the use of civil commitment laws against sex offenders to be unconstitutional.
Which of the following female-specific programs starts serving girls at the earliest age?
A. SNAP program B. Movimiento Ascendencia C. FIT (Female Intervention Team) D. Safe Dates
A battery differs from a completed attempt because the intent element differs
a. True b. False
Which of the following arguments does NOT explain the current trend in female arrest and conviction rates?
a. With the expansion of job opportunities available to women, fewer women need to resort to crime to support themselves. b. As women and men become more equal, gender differences in criminality decrease. c. The increase in job opportunities available to women also increases their opportunities to commit crime. d. Women are less likely to receive preferential treatment from police and prosecutors than in the past. e. All of these arguments contribute to explaining the current trend in female arrest and conviction rates.