Which court case abolished the sentence of life without parole for a juvenile offender convicted of a non-homicide offense?

A. In re Gault
B. Roper v. Simmons
C. Graham v. Florida
D. Miller v. Alabama


C. Graham v. Florida

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The three basic elements of the lifestyle theory focus on ________;________; and ________

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

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The Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act ______.

a. was enacted to prosecute terrorists following 9/11 b. effectively limited prisoners’ right to habeas corpus c. made legal the death penalty for domestic terrorists d. eliminated domestic terrorists’ right to a fair trial

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SELECT ALL THAT APPLY. Which of these states have large numbers of death row inmates?

A. West Virginia B. Texas C. Florida D. New Jersey

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Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)

1) Crime patterns are a series of crime treated as one unit of analysis because the crimes share one or more key commonalities that make them notable and distinct, there is no known relationship between victim and offender, and the criminal activity is typically of limited duration. 2) A spree is a specific type of series characterized by high frequency of criminal activity within a remarkably short time frame, to the extent that the activity appears almost continuous. 3) Ad hoc linking occurs when investigators link cases using computer data for a single investigation. 4) The weights and thresholds method relies on an analyst’s critical thinking skills 5) The Query Method is the method for pattern identification least often used by crime analysts.

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