The 1980's in corrections centered on crime control through ________________ and risk containment

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word


incarceration

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Match each act of Congress with its description

1. Chinese Exclusion Act a. Limited numbers of immigrants and barred immigration from specific parts of the Asia-Pacific Triangle 2. 1924 Immigration Act b. Addressed the problem of sex trafficking 3. Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) of 1952 c. Dissolved the INS and transferred most of its functions to three branches of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) 4. Homeland Security Act of 2002 (HSA) d. Established the Human Smuggling and Trafficking Center within the U.S. State Department 5. Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 (TVPA) e. Enacted in response to large numbers of Chinese male laborers who had immigrated to the western United States in the mid-1800s 6. The Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act (TVPRA) of 2003 f. Mandated collection of foreign data on trafficking investigations, prosecutions, convictions, and sentences. 7. Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 g. Established the Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS)

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Which of the following are acceptable plea bargains?

a. A lighter sentence b. Certain probation conditions c. Prosecutor's decision not to prosecute under a habitual offender statute d. All of the above

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Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)

1. In a PSI, generally officers make sentencing recommendations to the judge. 2. Prior to 1984, federal judges enjoyed almost unlimited sentencing discretion as long as they stayed within the statutory maximum penalties. 3. Truth-in-sentencing laws have led to longer sentences. 4. An indeterminate sentence is a range of years.

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You can make a warrantless arrest if you're already legally inside of someone's home. You are legally in someone's home if

A. you're invited in by at least one owner/occupant B. you're serving a search warrant C. you've entered the home to aid someone in need of medical/police assistance D. all of the above

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