In the US, Most People Who Are Arrested Are Not Prosecuted or Prosecuted

question 100

Multiple Choice

In the U.S., most people who are arrested are not prosecuted or jailed; furthermore those who are jailed often do not serve their full time. However, the U.S. is the world's number one jailer as well as the only industrialized nation with the death penalty. This simultaneous contradiction illustrates

• A) the retribution fallacy
• B) the structural functionalist view
• C) the both/and perspective
• D) the criminal justice perspective

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Due Process Clause

A constitutional guarantee under the Fifth and Fourteenth Amendments that legal proceedings will be fair and that one will be given notice and an opportunity to be heard.

Social Security

A government program designed to provide financial assistance to individuals during retirement, disability, or upon the death of a spouse or parent, funded through payroll taxes.

Procedural Due Process

A legal principle requiring government actions against individuals to be conducted through a fair and transparent process, ensuring justice is served.

Suspect Classifications

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