Author: Anonymous

Those permanently ineligible for parole release include offenders on death row, offenders serving life without parole, and some ________ offenders sentenced under statutes such as “three strikes.”

Community corrections supervision attends to two major groups of offenders: those sentenced to community corrections (e.g., probationers) and

You are a lawyer who represents juvenile offenders. In your experience, you have seen the impact of the justice system on kids firsthand. You are scheduled to speak at a graduation ceremony for police officers about your experiences. Describe the ways in which juveniles are treated differently than adults, and then make a convincing argument about three factors you believe could change to prevent recidivism in juvenile offenders.

You are responsible for maintaining the records for a busy urban police department. You are constantly inundated with requests for information. What are the ethical problems with giving out information to anyone who asks for it? What are the responsibilities you feel? Do you feel it is important for anyone’s criminal past to be public knowledge? Why or why not?

You are a member of a parole board who is in an area with increased racial tensions. You are voting whether to institute an anonymous review process so that institutionalized racism will not be a factor. There are concerns that race will still be “legible” in the files, and that it will be easier to justify racist decisions by claiming ignorance due to the anonymity of the process. Elaborate on how the decisions of parole boards are currently made and whether you think this will be an effective solution.

_____ is a form of restorative justice that gives the victim and offender the chance to work out a mutually desirable agreement to repair the harm.

What is a fine? What is its purpose in the criminal justice system?

Which of the following is NOT typically used as a measure of the effectiveness of restorative justice?

The theory behind restorative justice is the idea of reintegrative shaming, as presented by

A(n) _______ is a government seizure of property because it is illegal contraband, was illegally obtained, was acquired with resources that were illegally obtained, or was used in connection with an illegal activity.