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Politicians have expressed their outrage at the designer drug problem by enacting legislation targeting manufacture, sale, and possession that require mandatory minimum sentences. The police across the country start making arrests based on this new legislation.
-Which of the following aspects of the criminal justice process exemplify "law on the books"?
Sensation
The manner in which stimuli energies from the environment are received and represented by our sensory receptors and nervous system.
Perception
The process by which individuals organize and interpret their sensory impressions in order to give meaning to their environment.
Bottom-up Processing
An approach to information processing that starts with details or sensory data and builds up to a comprehensive perception.
Sensory Receptors
Specialized cells or nerve endings that respond to environmental stimuli, such as light, sound, touch, or chemicals, and convert them into neural impulses.
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