Sally Is a New Recruit in a State Correctional Academy

question 54

Multiple Choice

Sally is a new recruit in a state correctional academy class. She has no prior knowledge of the criminal justice system and has never been in a prison before. During the first week of class she learns the fundamentals of the criminal justice system and, specifically, the correctional system. Based on what Sally learned in her first week in the academy, which would not be one of the agencies of justice?

• A)courts
• B)corrections
• C)executive branch
• D)law enforcement

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