Which goal of the criminal justice system seeks to prevent others from committing crime?

Question

(1 point)
Responses

deterrence

deterrence

incapacitation

incapacitation

rehabilitation

rehabilitation

due process

Answer 1

The goal of the criminal justice system that seeks to prevent others from committing crime is deterrence.

Answer 2

For a school project, you are asked to shadow a police officer. The officer takes you to the police station and you see another police officer monitoring someone who is placing the pads of their fingers one at a time on an special electronic box in front of a computer screen. The police officer you are shadowing explains which process that is taking place?

(1 point)
Responses

corporeal punishment

corporeal punishment

booking

booking

adversarial law

adversarial law

arrest

Answer 3

The process taking place, where someone is placing the pads of their fingers on a special electronic box in front of a computer screen, is known as booking.

Answer 4

Approximately how many federal inmates are there in the United States?

(1 point)
Responses

1,750

1,750

17,500

17,500

175,000

175,000

1,750,000

Answer 5

Approximately 175,000 federal inmates are there in the United States.