The federal probation system has set forth some clear and simplified guidelines for completing the Presentence Investigation Report (PSI). The guideline of _______________ refers to avoiding repetition. For clarity and interest, writers should use shorter sentences and paragraphs without risking the ability to acquire information that is required.
a. brevity
b. sources of information
c. technical words and phrases
d. style and format
a. brevity
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According to Merton, the cultural goal of American society is economic success
a. True b. False
Most treatment programs in the community tend to have more face-to-face contacts between treatment providers and participants because:
a. the offender has more options in making contact with helping professionals, and helping professionals have more latitude in aiding offenders since they are able to maintain contact at scheduled and unscheduled points of the day or night b. prison treatment staff tend to be overloaded with demands from heavy caseloads and are hampered by the restrictions associated with the custodial environment c. if the offender is not located within a criminogenic region of the community, they are less likely to have routine contact with other offenders d. All of the above
As per the Supreme Court’s rulings in Kennedy v. Louisiana and Comstock v. United States had the client in Case 3 committed a child rape, but no murder, he would:
In the summer after your first year at law school, you begin an internship at a Texas law firm called “Execution Stoppers.” As you discerned from their name, they specialize in keeping accused criminals off death row. On your first day at the firm, they ask you to write a memo summarizing their three easiest cases of the month. Case 1 involves a 17 year-old boy who is accused of felony murder, a capital offense in that state. Case 2 involves an accused murdered whose IQ score is 62. Case 3 involves an individual who raped and murdered a child. Answer the following questions about the report you will craft to summarize these cases. a. still be eligible for the death penalty b. would only be eligible for the death penalty if under the age of 18 c. would not be eligible for the death penalty, but could be a candidate for lengthy civil confinement even after his sentence is completed d. would be eligible for the death penalty only if a judge found probable cause for its implementation
Correctional officers often rely on and to gain cooperation
a. promises; fear b. confinement; force c. rewards; punishments d. fear; confinement