Most criminal cases are heard at the federal level.
Life course theories of criminal behavior attempt to identify important developmental
pathways to criminal behavior.
Entrapment cannot be used as a defense in a criminal trial.
How were significant portions of the Bill of Rights nationalized using the due process
clause of the Fourteenth Amendment? What was this process called, and under which
Court’s leadership were major portions passed down to the states?
Answer:Responses will vary
If a parole officer finds that a parolee has committed a technical violation, he or she can
revoke parole without a hearing.
Hot spots are locations where crimes occur frequently.
Positivist criminologists believe that scientific methods can be effectively used to
discover the causes of crime and to treat deviants.
In the case of Cooper v. Pate, the U.S. Supreme Court found that prison officials have a
right to search cells and confiscate any materials found.
Passive electronic monitoring systems send constant streams of information to the
receiver.
How can a good classification system help keep order in prisons? Provide two functions
of classification and justify their importance.
Answer:Responses will vary
_____ _____ ____ includes preservice training required for sworn officers that involves
coursework on law, weapons, psychology, and police procedures.
Explain how the appeals process works. What types of cases are typically appealed?
What percentage are successful? Why?
Answer:Responses will vary
Prosecutors have used anti-terrorism legislation to prosecute gang members for criminal
activity.
What are the dangers to work release? Should inmates be allowed to “escape” from
their sentences and be allowed to mingle with the general population? Does work
release benefit the offender when he is released? Who would be responsible if the
offender harms an employee at his/her work location?
Answer:Responses will vary
The world’s first probation officer was ____________________.
“Stops” are defined as events that violate individuals’ reasonable expectations of
privacy.