An Official Panel That Determines Whether an Inmate Serving an Indeterminate

question 90

Multiple Choice

An official panel that determines whether an inmate serving an indeterminate sentence is ready for parole is known as:

• A)the parole board.
• B)the department of corrections panel.
• C)the correctional decision board.
• D)none of these choices.

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Definitions:

Survivor Bias

The analytical error of focusing on the surviving subjects of a study or process and overlooking those that did not survive due to lack of visibility.

Broad Sample

A wide-ranging or extensive group of people or items selected from a population, used for research or statistical analysis.

Survivor Bias

A logical error that involves focusing on the people or things that survived some process and inadvertently overlooking those that did not because of their lack of visibility.

Financially Successful

A state or condition of having significant income, profit, or assets, exceeding financial liabilities and obligations.