How long, on average, elapses between the time a sentence of death is imposed and the time of the actual execution (in states that have the death penalty)?

5 years

10 years

12 years

15 years

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Probation conditions may include which of the following:

The probationer will refrain from drugs and alcohol

The probationer will obtain employment

The probationer will attend an anger management course

All of the above

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Question 3

10pts

A person sentenced to probation and who violates the terms of probation as set forth by the judge will likely:

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have their probation time extended

Have additional conditions imposed to their probation

Have their probation revoked and sentenced to incarceration

Be brought before the court for a lecture from the judge about the seriousness of probation.

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Question 4

10pts

An intermediate sanction is:

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sometimes referred to as an alternative sentencing strategy

is less expensive to operate per offender than imprisonment

one that judges accept in about 80% of cases where defendants are deemed not to be a threat to the community.

All of the above

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Question 5

10pts

The term "selective incapacitation" refers to:

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a policy that seeks to protect society by incarcerating those individuals deemed most dangerous.

a policy of incarcerating only repeat offenders

a policy of incarcerating only drug dealers

a policy that seeks to protect the rights of the accused

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Question 6

10pts

The idea behind the Prison Classification System is to:

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Begin all prisoner sentences at the minimum security level

Begin all prisoner sentences at the maximum security level

Assign new prisoners to the appropriate custody level based on their type of offense and escape risk.

Assign new prisoners to an outreach support group in preparation for release

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Question 7

10pts

From 1980 to 1989, the federal inmate population:

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decreased slightly

more than doubled

increased slightly

stayed roughly the same

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Question 8

10pts

During the 1990's the federal prison population

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doubled

quadrupled

stayed roughly the same

decreased dramatically

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Question 9

10pts

An example of grant funding source would be:

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National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

Department of Homeland Security

US Department of Justice

All of the above

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Question 10

10pts

A regional jail facility is one that:

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detains only inmates with no known address

detains only inmates who are not positively identified

is one built in a region where other correctional facilities are also located

one built and run using the combined resources of a variety of local jurisdictions