Jenna Works for the Innocence Project

question 15

Multiple Choice

Jenna works for the Innocence Project.  She is currently working on a case where her client states that she was wrongly convicted.  Jenna has been reviewing the court transcripts and has determined that the prosecutor seems to have withheld information that was pertinent to the case.  Jenna's client was given a 20-year sentence for murder.  She has reduced that sentence by participating in programs and through her positive behavior while incarcerated.
Jenna's client was given an incarceration rate of 20 years.  She was most likely sentenced under _________ sentencing.

• A)indeterminate
• B)determinate
• C)presumptive
• D)mandatory

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Definitions:

Diagnostic Criteria

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Classification System

Set of syndromes and the rules for determining whether an individual’s symptoms are part of one of these syndromes.

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Self-Reports

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