Explain the pitfalls of discretion
What will be an ideal response?
Individual judgment can be tainted by bias, erroneous or irrational thinking, and plain ill will. This can result in arbitrary and discriminatory decision making, and, as a result, distrust by the population. It also leads to unfairness and injustice. Many of the rules in the formal criminal justice system are designed to keep its employees from substituting their own judgment for that of the general population, as expressed by the law.
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Describe the rules and procedures that the courts have changed in order to resolve some of the problems associated with children providing testimony in court
What will be an ideal response?
The UCR program began in the 1960s after great surges in homicide and other crimes in the United States
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
The responsibility for air drug interdiction is shared between the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Agency and what other agency?
a. U.S. Military b. Air Branch c. DEA d. U.S. Coast Guard
All of the following programs are based on penalty enhancement ideals EXCEPT ______.
a. SAFE Act b. Project Exile c. Operation Ceasefire d. Project Ceasefire