a. to incarcerate criminal offenders and keep the streets safe for innocent citizens
  b. to make it difficult to convict a person charged with a crime
  c. to strike a careful balance between maintaining public order and protecting individual freedoms
  d. to restrict abuse of police power in the name of crime prevention
  e. to protect crime victims
 



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Answer to Question 2

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Especially aggressive and strict forms of law enforcement will likely cut down on crime; however, what is another unintended impact of such a policy?
 
  a. Police officers tend to be injured.
  b. Police officers begin to act like a military force.
  c. The cost to taxpayers is high and law-abiding citizens lose some of their individual freedoms as well.
  d. Innocent people are found guilty.
  e. Too many people go to prison.

Question 2

What is the primary social purpose for the rules and practices of the criminal justice system?
 
  a. to incarcerate criminal offenders and keep the streets safe for innocent citizens
  b. to make it difficult to convict a person charged with a crime
  c. to strike a careful balance between maintaining public order and protecting individual freedoms
  d. to restrict abuse of police power in the name of crime prevention
  e. to protect crime victims
 
 

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