Intro to corrections chapter 2 questions and answers 08 June 2021 0 888 False A little fewer than half of the counties in the United States have a jail (T/F) False Very few felony cases result in a guilty plea by the defendant, and instead go to trial (T/F) False The PSI is not intended to assist courts in the sentencing decision (T/F) False Intermediate sanctions provide less supervision and monitoring than standard probation (T/F) True In many criminal cases, offenders are charged with more than one crime or with several counts of the same crime (T/F) False Drug courts are usually a unit outside the court system (T/F) True In 1994, California expanded the definition of three-strikes laws to include some second-felony offenders (T/F) True Most states require PSIs for felony cases that allow the possibility of probation (T/F) True Pretrial diversion programs are sometimes referred to as "deferred prosecution" or "probation without adjudication." (T/F) True Non-incarceration sentences include economic sanctions, probation, and intermediate sanctions (T/F) Pretrial diversion Sometimes referred to as "deferred prosecution" or "probation without adjudication." Share this post
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