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When an individual is released on parole, it reflects what? 

Under indeterminate sentencing, which of the following types of release is required if the parole board determines that the inmate is not ready to be released into the community but the inmate has served their entire sentence?

When an individual transitions from prison to a halfway house, it is considered an expiration release? 

A young individual admitted to prison for a violent offense, with a history of prior institutional misbehavior will most likely be placed in __________?

Discretionary release in an indeterminate sentencing structure in effect shifts some of the responsibility for sentencing decisions away from the _________ to the ___________

Most technical violations can be categorized as______________?

The rate of returning prisoners from probation or parole violations back to prison is relatively uniform across states?

Deb was planning to go to her vacation cabin in the mountains. Deb sent the following email to Paul: “I will pay you $500 IF you DELIVER and STACK a cord of firewood on my cabin’s BACK PORCH BEFORE FRIDAY.” Paul emailed her back, promising to deliver and stack the wood. When Deb arrived on Friday, there was no firewood on her back porch. The next day, Saturday, Paul arrived with a truck full of firewood, but Deb refused to let Paul unload it. Deb then told Paul that she had made other arrangements for her firewood. Paul sued Deb for breach of contract. Which ONE of the following is the most likely outcome of that lawsuit, and why? (HINT: Read and consider all of the possible answers before selecting the correct one.)

Nick has a piece of land. Gina wanted to purchase it, then changed her mind. The following exchanges took place through the postal system (mailing).         June 1    Gina mailed a letter to Nick, offering to buy the land for $50,000.        June 2    Gina mailed a second letter to Nick, withdrawing Gina’s June 1 offer.        June 3    Nick received Gina’s June 1 letter that included Gina’s June 1 offer.        June 4    Nick mailed a letter to Gina in which he accepted Gina’s June 1 offer.        June 5    Nick received Gina’s June 2 letter that withdrew Gina’s June 1 offer. It is now June 6. Do Nick and Gina have a contract for the sale of the land, and why or why not?

Texas Company (a Texas corporation operating in Texas) contracts to sell a private JET to Mexico Company (a Mexican corporation operating in Mexico). The contract does not specify what law governs. Does the United Nations Convention on the International Sale of Goods (CISG) apply to this contract, and why or why not?