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  • Mandatory Sentencing

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  • Mandatory Sentencing

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  • Probation

    Introduction to Probation Probation, in U.S. criminal law, a method of substituting supervision by a court-appointed agent in lieu of imprisonment. As a general rule, probation is used mostly in instances of misdemeanors committed by youthful offenders and first offenders. A probation officer […]

  • Probation

    Introduction to Probation Probation, in U.S. criminal law, a method of substituting supervision by a court-appointed agent in lieu of imprisonment. As a general rule, probation is used mostly in instances of misdemeanors committed by youthful offenders and first offenders. A probation officer […]

  • Parole

    Introduction to Parole Parole, in criminal law, pledge of good conduct given by a person convicted of crime as a condition of release from imprisonment before the expiration of the term of confinement. The word parole is also broadly used to denote such a conditional release or period of […]

  • Parole

    Introduction to Parole Parole, in criminal law, pledge of good conduct given by a person convicted of crime as a condition of release from imprisonment before the expiration of the term of confinement. The word parole is also broadly used to denote such a conditional release or period of […]

  • Criminal Justice

    Criminal Justice The Criminal Justice System Components of the Criminal Justice System Components of the Criminal Justice System include: Law Enforcement Corrections Judiciary Regional Legislatures, such as the State Legislatures in the United States The national Parliaments (such as the Congress in the United States) Legal Systems and Criminal Justice Note: there is additional information…

  • Amnesty

    Amnesty, in international law, act of effacing and forgetting past offenses granted by the government to persons who have been guilty of neglect or crime. The term is applied to rebellious acts against the state. Amnesty differs from pardon in that amnesty causes the crime to be forgotten, […]