List and define the five categories of criminal law violations. Give examples of each category of law
What will be an ideal response?
A felony is punishable by death or by incarceration in a prison facility for at least one year. A misdemeanor is punishable by incarceration, usually in a local confinement facility, for a period whose upper limit is prescribed by statute in a given jurisdiction, typically one year or less. An offense is a violation of the criminal law—also, in some jurisdictions, a minor crime, such as jaywalking, that is sometimes described as ticketable. An infraction is a minor violation of state statute or local ordinance punishable by a fine or other penalty or by a specified, usually limited, term of incarceration. Treason occurs when a U.S. citizen's actions to help a foreign government overthrow, make war against, or seriously injure the United States. Treason is also the attempt to overthrow the government of the society of which one is a member.
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In comparison with federal prisons, state prisons hold relatively few violent felons, because relatively few state laws involve violent crime.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
In early 2011, antigovernment protests calling for basic political reforms broke out in Syria’s southern region. How did the Assad government respond?
a. Initially, with both moderate concessions and force. By the end of 2011, force won out as the defining government reaction. b. The government made reforms, but the military acted without permission and attacked Syrian citizens. c. Syria held nothing back and attacked its unarmed citizens to show they would not tolerate differences of opinion. d. The protests went completely ignored in the media and the government has refused to listen to the people.
Was the investigatory detention and subsequent search legal?
In Indianapolis, police suspected that a man inside a motel room was making methamphetamine in the bathroom. The decided to conduct a "knock and talk" whereby they get the suspect to open the door and see if he will reveal any incriminating information or see if they can see in plain view any obvious contraband. The suspect opened the motel door in response to the officers' knock. There were six uniformed and armed officers present. They asked if the suspect would be willing to step outside the door and talk to them. When he refused and tried to close the door, one officer placed his foot inside the door preventing the suspect from closing it. As the suspect stood inside the open doorway, police asked to come in and sit down and talk, but the suspect refused. They told the suspect, "hey, if you have nothing to hide, you'll let us in, because only guilty people don't want the police around." Reluctantly, Bob let the police in where, in order to sit on the bed, one officer moved Bob's jacket which revealed a firearm on the bed. What will be an ideal response?
What is the program called that has been developed that combines detoxification, drug treatment, psychotherapy, and vocational rehabilitation under one comprehensive plan?
A. multirehabilitative levels B. the lateral approach C. therapeutic communities D. multimodality programs