Author Question: Throughout American history, which of the following institutions has NOT exercised sentencing power? ... (Read 36 times)

jparksx · **on:** Aug 16, 2018

Throughout American history, which of the following institutions has NOT exercised sentencing power?

a. Police
b. The legislature
c. The judiciary
d. Administrative agencies

Question 2

In the U.S., indeterminate sentencing was the dominant form of sentencing until the 1970s, when several forces came together to oppose it. These forces included all of the following, EXCEPT:

a. reformers concerned about harsh, fixed sentences.
b. public discontent with rehabilitation.
c. individual rights advocates who opposed the informal discretionary power of judges.
d. increased demands for formal accountability throughout the criminal justice system.