In ________ the U.S. Supreme Court recognized that evolving standards of decency might necessitate a reconsideration of whether the death penalty violated the Eighth Amendment

a. Woodson v. North Carolina
b. Furman v. Georgia
c. Coker v. Georgia
d. Schriro v. Summerlin


b

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Businessmen who committed exploitative acts were labeled _____ by E. A. Ross in Sin and Society.

a. criminaloids b. robber barons c. muckrakers d. white collar criminals

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______ assist those who are present and carry out the crime.

a. Principals b. Accessories c. Parties d. Accomplices

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A broad term used to describe the basic assumptions and values that permeate law enforcement agencies and are taught to new members of a law enforcement agency as the proper way to think, perceive, and act is called:

a. the blue curtain. b. police cynicism. c. the police subculture. d. socialization.

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The legitimacy of the courts in the United States is based on two factors, impartiality and __________

a. independence b. jurisdiction c. politics d. statutes

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