Roper v. Simmons(2005) ruled that capital punishment cannot be carried out on juveniles who commit their crime while under the age of 18. Is this a valid ruling? Why do you feel that society has a difficult time processing juveniles being executed? Do we still maintain that "save the child" mentality? Are there offenders who will never be corrected that should be executed? Defend your position.
What will be an ideal response?
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Which of the following statements concerning the differences between men's and women's prisons is TRUE?
a. Women's prisons have a more highly developed hidden economy. b. Female inmates face more violence and physical confrontations. c. Female inmates are more committed to the inmate code. d. Women's prisons are generally smaller. e. Women's prisons are more security-conscious.
Your criminal justice class requires a study of the success of your state's drug courts. The professor suggests that you first select 10 counties from your state. From those ten counties you will select the two largest cities from each. Finally the drug courts in each of the cities will be monitored to measure success. What type of sampling design did your professor suggest?
a. stratified sampling b. multistage cluster sampling c. multistage cluster sampling with stratification d. judgmental sampling
The "You're evil" cognitive stage of political criminals is characterized by which of the following? a. An unhappy, dissatisfied individual identifies some type of undesirable event or condition. b. The undesirable condition is a product of "injustice."
c. Someone or some group must be held accountable for the extremist's displeasure. d. Targeted groups are appropriate objects for revenge and/or violence.
Summarize three approaches to change
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