Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)
1. The prohibition on cruel and unusual punishment requires that the punishment fit the crime.
2. California’s Three Strikes and You’re Out law provides a mandatory sentence for individuals who commit a third felony after being previously convicted for two serious misdemeanors.
3. It is cruel and unusual punishment to impose criminal penalties based on status.
4. A sentence should be based on a defendant’s act rather than on a defendant’s identity.
1. True
2. False
3. True
4. True
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a. True b. False
The KKK were the "folk devils" of the church burnings in the 1990s
a. TRUE b. FALSE
Merit selection is commonly referred to as the
a. California System c. Delaware Selection Method b. New York Bar System d. Missouri Bar Plan
________ scrapings might turn up hair, skin, blood, or fiber that might be useful in developing a suspect
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).