Govt 15 Question Preview (ID: 11892)

a) women is accused of runing over&killing her husband after she discovers that he is having an affair

b) man is accused of killing a store clerk during a botched robbery attempt

c) man is accused of of suffocating his girlfriend's infant child

d) an escaped prsion inmate is accused of running over &killing pedestrian while fleeing from authoriti

a) juvie crime rate has been increasing much faster than the overall crime rate

b) juvie crime rate has been falling much faster than the overall crime rate

c) juvie crime rate has been increasing at the same rate as the overall crime rate

d) juvie crime rate has been falling at the same rate as the overall crime rate

a) criminal defendants convicted of minor offenses

b) supervising defendants granted prohibtion

c) supervising prisoners released on parole

d) holding juvie offenders in custody

a) germany

b) china

c) us

d) uk

a) a death row inmate awaiting execution

b) an inmate convicted of a misdemeanor offense serving a 3month sentence

c) an inmate convicted of a felony offense serving a 30yr sentence

d) none of the above is likely to be held in a county jail

a) tx

b) CA

c) FL

d) NY

a) capital punishment

b) double jeopardy

c) prison conditions in tx

d) confinement of convicted sex offenders who have completed their prison sentences

a) exoneration and release of a death row inmate

b) a convicted defendant paying back the victim of his or her crime

c) the return of a fleeing criminal from one state to another

d) the tendency of offenders released frm prison 2 commit additional crimes & b returned behind bars

a) parole and probation cost less than prison confinement

b) the unemployment rate is high

c) more people commit crimes during hard budgetary times

d) public opinion supports getting tough on crime

a) public employee groups representing correctional employees

b) MADD

c) public employee groups representing police officers

d) a victim rights organization