Under mandatory minimum sentencing policies, the legislature may prohibit defendants convicted of what types of crimes from being placed on probation?

The various types of sentences that can be imposed by the courts are called:

After September 11, 2001, the FBI changed its priorities to include protecting the United States from terrorist attacks.

The _______ is the idea that criminality is a sickness that can be cured through psychological intervention.

Which aspect of sentencing views those who violate the law as “society’s victims”?

With the number of plea bargains increasing, there seems to be a transfer of power in the courtroom from the prosecutor to what other courtroom actor?

A deduction of time from a sentence that is awarded to incarcerated individuals for good behavior is commonly referred to as:

The state believes that in order for an offender’s behavior to change, punishment should:

Prisons in the U.S. cost taxpayers nearly how much money (in US Dollars) annually?

The number of elderly jail-incarcerated individuals during the last decade has: