Law and Politics

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A criminal has about a one out of one-hundred chance of getting arrested and punished for a crime. ... Started by kwoodring	1 Replies 118 Views	Jul 8, 2018 by wfdfwc23
Two-thirds of the arrests for violent crimes do not result in a conviction or in any sort of ... Started by natalie2426	3 Replies 120 Views	Jul 8, 2018 by cadimas
The vast proportion of dollars spent on law enforcement comes from states and localities. a. True ... Started by sam.t96	1 Replies 119 Views	Jul 8, 2018 by blakeserpa
High poverty rates, dysfunctional families, free-flowing illegal drug markets, and violent gangs are ... Started by armygirl	1 Replies 134 Views	Jul 8, 2018 by djpooyouma
Municipal and county police and sheriff's departments bear much of the burden of law enforcement. ... Started by TVarnum	1 Replies 196 Views	Jul 8, 2018 by SamMuagrove
The Federal Government provides about 1 million to help state and local governments fight crime. ... Started by PhilipSeeMore	1 Replies 180 Views	Jul 8, 2018 by KKcool
The national government's resources are spent mostly on homeland security and counter-terrorism ... Started by xroflmao	1 Replies 105 Views	Jul 8, 2018 by jonathanballen97
Federal crimes are handled by state and local government authorities, and vice versa. a. True b. ... Started by olgavictoria	1 Replies 109 Views	Jul 8, 2018 by asware1
The chief law enforcement officer in most states is the head of the state police. a. True b. ... Started by jc611	1 Replies 149 Views	Jul 8, 2018 by bhavsar
In Miranda v. Arizona (1966), the U.S. Supreme Court held that accused persons have the right to ... Started by jrubin	3 Replies 213 Views	Jul 8, 2018 by swimkari
In Escobedo v. Illinois (1964), the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the accused must be informed of ... Started by tsand2	1 Replies 82 Views	Jul 8, 2018 by macybarnes
In Mapp v. Ohio (1966), the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that evidence obtained illegally by police ... Started by sammy	1 Replies 87 Views	Jul 8, 2018 by Carliemb17
Victimless crimes are illegal acts that, in theory, do no one any harm. a. True b. False ... Started by jake	1 Replies 81 Views	Jul 8, 2018 by kxciann
In Furman v. Georgia (1972), the U.S. Supreme Court held that the death penalty had been applied in ... Started by ericka1	1 Replies 165 Views	Jul 8, 2018 by Mochi
Ten states have death penalty laws in place, although many states have not actually used them in ... Started by RYAN BANYAN	1 Replies 99 Views	Jul 8, 2018 by courtney_bruh
Since 1977, when the U.S. Supreme Court reinstated capital punishment, Missouri has carried out more ... Started by ashley	1 Replies 127 Views	Jul 8, 2018 by daiying98
Research consistently shows that state imprisonment rates are not significantly related to crime ... Started by rayancarla1	1 Replies 115 Views	Jul 8, 2018 by matt95
Southern states tend to be toughest on crime; they are more than twice as likely as other states to ... Started by jparksx	3 Replies 179 Views	Jul 8, 2018 by onowka
Research indicates that treatment is much less effective in reducing the consumption of cocaine than ... Started by mspears3	1 Replies 75 Views	Jul 8, 2018 by tofugiraffe
The average daily cost of housing a young, generally healthy prisoner is up to 100. a. True b. ... Started by dollx	1 Replies 107 Views	Jul 8, 2018 by recede
Privatization of state and local prisons has been debated for years and implemented in several ... Started by armygirl	1 Replies 114 Views	Jul 8, 2018 by Tonny
The national government uses a statistic called the poverty threshold to a. provide a qualitative ... Started by CORALGRILL2014	1 Replies 108 Views	Jul 8, 2018 by juliaf
Today, poverty in the United States is no longer viewed as associated with old age. Which of the ... Started by tiffannnnyyyyyy	1 Replies 94 Views	Jul 8, 2018 by Chelseyj.hasty
Today's conservatives generally believe in limited government help for the poor and attack the ... Started by luminitza	1 Replies 120 Views	Jul 8, 2018 by tsternbergh47
Today's liberals generally trust in a broad and active role for government assistance for the poor ... Started by leilurhhh	1 Replies 192 Views	Jul 8, 2018 by upturnedfurball