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Discuss sentencing options for judges other than probation and imprisonment. There are five sentencing options for a judge besides imprisonment and
 
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Of the three levels of law enforcement, have the broadest authority to apprehend criminal suspects, maintain order, and provide services to the community.
 
  a. municipal police agencies
  b. county sheriff's department
  c. state police agencies
  d. federal police agencies



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o probation. These are fines, community service, restitution, pretrial diversion programs, and forfeiture.
Fines, community service, and restitution are usually combined with probation or
o incarceration.
Pretrial diversion is an alternative to trial offered by a judge or prosecutor, in
o which the offender agrees to participate in a specified counseling or treatment program in return for withdrawal of the charges.
Common diversion programs are found in problem-solving courts. Here, judges
o try to address problems like drug addiction, mental illness, and homelessness that often lead to the eventual arrest of the defendant.
Drug courts operate on the assumption that when a criminal addict's drug use is
o reduced, his or her criminal activity will decline.
Forfeiture is the process by which the government seizes private property attached to criminal activity. This property can be sold with proceeds going to
o the law enforcement agencies. This property can also be used by the agencies in
furtherance of their crime-fighting tactics.

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