The National Criminal Justice Reference Service (NCJRS) was established in which year?
a. 1965
b. 1972
c. 1980
d. 2001
b. 1972
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Which of the following states that a killing, whether intentional or not, occurring during the course of committing certain serious crimes, can result in life imprisonment or a death sentence?
a. Homicide b. Manslaughter c. Murder d. Felony murder rule
Which philosophical underpinning in corrections focuses on the offender?
a. Rehabilitation b. General deterrence c. Retribution d. Incapacitation
What is required of verdicts in six-person juries?
A. majority verdicts B. Six-person juries are unconstitutional. C. Five of the six jurors must agree. D. unanimous verdicts
The scienter requirement in bigamy statutes means that someone is not guilty of the crime if he or she neither knows nor had reason to know that his or her spouse was already legally married to another person.
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.