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under tx law, which of the following crimes could not be charged as cpital muder?
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
how does the juvenile crime rate compare with the overall crime rate?
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
the TYC deals with which of the following?
a) criminal defendants convicted of minor offenses
b) supervising defendants granted prohibtion
c) supervising prisoners released on parole
d) holding juvie offenders in custody
which of the following countries has the largest prsion system?
a) germany
b) china
c) us
d) uk
which of the following offenders would be the most likely to be held in a county jail?
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
which state has the largest prsion system?
a) tx
b) CA
c) FL
d) NY
the case Ruiz v. Estelle dealt with which of the following issues?
a) capital punishment
b) double jeopardy
c) prison conditions in tx
d) confinement of convicted sex offenders who have completed their prison sentences
the term recidivism refers to which of the following?
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
why does the usew of parole and probation go up during times when the state budget is tight?
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
which of the following groups would be most interested in DWI laws?
a) public employee groups representing correctional employees
b) MADD
c) public employee groups representing police officers
d) a victim rights organization
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