In 2009 the federal courts declared the ___________ prison system unconstitutional, citing intractable overcrowding, woeful health care, and routine violence, and ordered the state to reduce its prison population by more than 40,000 inmates.

Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).


California

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Firstoffenders have no prior record of delinquency, and it is presumed to be their first offense

a. True b. False

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In 2013, the FBI announced a change in the definition of ______ to clarify the scope of the offenses for categories of offenses under the Part I offenses of the Uniform Crime Report (UCR).

a. hate crime b. rape c. human trafficking d. victimology

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

1. The effort to professionalize corrections has yielded consistent fruit. 2. Russia is the only other developed nation that gets close in its incarceration rate to the United States. 3. It is clear why sentencing length has decreased at the same time more punitive policies have been put into place. 4. The drug war has helped to increase the rates of female and racial and ethnic minority populations in prison.

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Police officers may open and search containers found inside a vehicle when:

a. The officer has probable cause to believe that the vehicle contains contraband b. The officer has reasonable suspicion that the closed containers contain contraband c. The officer has probable cause to believe that the container houses the object of the search d. The officer has a reasonable suspicion that the container houses the object of the search

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