The ex post facto principle prohibits:
a. decreasing punishments for past crimes.
b. increasing punishments for future crimes.
c. laws that create new crimes not recognized by common law.
d. laws that punish conduct done before the law's passage.
d
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Hilary Farrington was involved in a string of violent and deadly robberies in Mississippi and was crushed by a stern paddle of a steamboat while eluding pursuers
a. True b. False
One of the five common techniques to annul guilt is denial of responsibility, where:
A. perpetrators claim that those injured deserved what happened to them. B. perpetrators claim that things happened because of factors over which they had no control. C. perpetrators claim to be victims. D. perpetrators claim to be trying to achieve a more important purpose.
If an offender is denied parole, they must wait a maximum of ______ years before being reconsidered.
a. 2 b. 5 c. 7 d. 9
According to R. S. and C. H. Kempe, neglected and abused school-age children tend to have deficiencies in ________
A) language development B) self-rejection C) personal hygiene D) maintaining healthy food habits