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“John reportedly used the stolen money to fuel his cocaine and gambling habits. While in prison, he can receive treatment and training to address these problems.” This would be an explanation for which sentencing philosophy?

Federalism refers to:

An essay byprovided critics of the medical model with statistical evidence that rehabilitation efforts did nothing to lower recidivism rates.

The strategy of preventing crime through the threat of punishment is called:

Truth-in-sentencing laws, in the majority of states, require murderers and other offenders convicted of serious crime to serve at least _______ of the sentence handed down by the judge.

A dual court system means that there are:

When police officers “handle the situation” they are performing which responsibility of policing?

In general, the conditions placed on a probationer fall into three categories. Which of the following is not one of these conditions?

What is the oldest and most common justification for punishment?

Legislative time limits that require prosecutors to charge a defendant with a crime within a certain amount of time after the illegal act took place are called: