What is not a potential result of prison overcrowding?
A) Eighth Amendment violation lawsuits.
B) Additional taxpayer spending on building new facilities.
C) Swifter execution of the death penalty.
D) Early release of inmates.
C
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1. Offender classification is expected to totally eliminate prison violence. 2. Differential association theory is the premise behind most classification programs that seek to separate low-risk inmates from high-risk inmates? 3. Historically, the majority of all offenders were housed together within correctional facilities. 4. Zebulon Brockway is best known for creating the Irish penal system. 5. Maconochie’s mark system is considered a form of indeterminate sentencing.
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Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
In which of the following cases did the U.S. Supreme Court depart from its previous trend toward increasing juvenile rights by ruling that juveniles may be held in preventive detention before trial if they are deemed a risk to the community?
A) In re Gault (1967 ) B) Schall v. Martin (1984 ) C) Kent v. United States (1966 ) D) In re Winship (1970 ) E) McKeiver v. Pennsylvania (1971 )
According to the doctrine of jury nullification:
a. courts can overturn jury acquittals. b. juries can acquit even if the evidence proves guilt. c. juries cannot go against the weight of the evidence in criminal cases. d. courts cannot interfere with a verdict of guilty.