Author Question: Which of the following was NOT among the reasons for repeal of mandatory minimum sentences for drug ... (Read 81 times)

jjjetplane · **on:** Aug 16, 2018

Which of the following was NOT among the reasons for repeal of mandatory minimum sentences for drug offenses in the early 1970s?

a. Alienation of youth from general society
b. Belief that the war on drugs was ending
c. Hampering the rehabilitation of drug offenders
d. Reduction of the deterrent of drug laws, because even prosecutors thought the penalties were too harsh

Question 2

In the administrative sentencing model, who prescribes the range of allowable prison times for particular crimes?

a. Judges and the legislature
b. The legislature
c. Judges
d. Only the judge that hears the case