Multiple Choice
A common characteristic of the criminal justice systems in the United States is that
A) they are based on constitutional principles.
B) they are unrelated to the heritage of the common law.
C) they are based on the assumption that crime is a universal event calling for a federal response.
D) they are based on the assumption that crime is unrelated to opportunity.
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