The FBI is a part of the Department of ____________________.
Preventive detention has been ruled constitutional because it is not designed to be
punishment.
If you or a family member has been charged with first degree murder and the death
penalty is being sought, who would you choose to represent you? Do you feel that a
private attorney would serve you better? Why or why not?4
Answer:Responses will vary
Community service is oftentimes laughed about in society as almost a joke of a
punishment. What changes could be implemented to such programs to make community
service a respectable punishment? How does having famous role models complete
community service impact our view of the punishment?
Answer:Responses will vary
Assets seized through forfeiture are usually insubstantial.
The ____ _____ function of policing is to prevent behavior that either disturbs or
threatens to disturb the peace.
The large numbers of crimes that are not reported is known as the
____________________.
The substantial majority of cases go to trial.
Prisons that are managed by corporations are called ____________________ prisons.
Discretionary release is sometimes criticized for following judicial recommendations
too closely.
Robberies and other visible crimes are among the least profitable criminal activities.
Some believe that plea bargaining is unethical because it results in longer sentences
than would have been obtained at trial.
The professional model of policing places a high value on the use of technology.
Correctional officers have recently begun using ______ in order to prevent them from
getting involved in fights in prisons.
One potential explanation advanced to account for the increase in the U.S. incarceration
rate during the 1990s was that the number of arrests had increased.