In determining the penalty in a capital case, jurors are instructed to assess the mitigating factors and aggravated factors. Mitigating factors could be the defendant’s ______ and the aggravating factors could be the ______.
a. circumstances; nature of the crime
b. motive; nature of the crime
c. circumstance; motive
d. motive; circumstances
a. circumstances; nature of the crime
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An electrostatic charge can be applied to the surface of a polymer film that has been placed in contact with a questioned document to read _____ ______
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
?Charles Cullen confessed to the murders of how many patients over a period of 16 years?
A. ?40 B. ?13 C. ?2 D. ?over 20
Which of the following is an example of an experimental design?
a. offenders are randomly assigned to the treatment and control groups b. offenders are selected for a treatment group and no control group is used c. offenders are in treatment or control groups but random assignment is not used d. offenders are given a pre-test prior to receiving an intervention and then given a post-test after the intervention to make sure any differences are due to the intervention
How were John Augustus’ early probation officers different than probation officers today?
A. They were volunteer officers who were often recruited from churches. B. They were more judgmental than officers today. C. They were often recruited from the military. D. They were paid more than probation officers today.