Criminal Justice
Answer each question. In 14size font. This is for a Criminal Justice course.
- Differentiate between a felony and misdemeanor.
- Describe the types of diversion programs currently used.
- List some of the problems with using bail as a requirement for release from jail pending prosecution.
- Describe the Manhattan Bail Project and how it has expanded and influenced current detention practices.
- List the pros and cons of plea bargaining.
- List the five purposes of the presentence investigation.
- What are economic sanctions and community service?
- Differentiate between concurrent and consecutive sentences.
- Describe how truth-in-sentencing legislation works.
- Differentiate between judicial, administrative, and legislative forms of sentencing.
- What are mandatory minimum sentences?
- List the pros and cons of three-strikes laws.
- Describe how sentencing guidelines work.
- How do drug courts operate, and what are their advantages?
- How do mental health courts operate, and what are their advantages?
- Do you feel that the rehabilitation system in the Illinois Department of Corrections is effective in assisting offenders in reforming their criminal behavior and conduct?
- What is the plea bargaining process? How does it work in the court system? Why alleged offenders are incline to plea bargain?