Politicians Have Expressed Their Outrage at the Designer Drug Problem

question 77

Multiple Choice

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"?

• A) Police Mirandize a suspect and obtain a voluntary confession.
• B) At initial appearance, the judge sets a low bail because the jail is overcrowded.
• C) The prosecutor meets with the defense attorney to discuss the terms of a plea agreement.
• D) Upon accepting the plea, the judge sentences the defendant based on his own discretion.

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Definitions:

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.