In Thompson v. Oklahoma (1988), the Supreme Court:

a. prohibited the execution of people under sixteen.
b. declared that it was constitutional to execute juveniles of any age.
c. declared that only juveniles convicted of serious violent offenses could be executed.
d. declared that juveniles should be rehabilitated instead of executed.
e. none of the above.


Answer: a

Criminal Justice

You might also like to view...

Persons who are believed not to be dangerous but turn out to be dangerous anyway are called:

A) true positives. B) false positives. C) true negatives. D) false negatives.

Criminal Justice

In which model uses a team approach to provide proactive services, assertive outreach and strong advocacy to the client.

A. assertive community treatment model B. broker/generalist model C. strengths-based perspective D. clinical/rehabilitation method

Criminal Justice

Robert Merton’s social structure and anomie theory claimed that anomie is a result of ______.

a. equal opportunities and competition for success b. strained differences in cultural goals and legitimate means c. strained differences in corporate competition d. power differentials among those in the working class

Criminal Justice

Conflict exists between some medical groups that oppose the use of licensed medical personnel to administer life-ending drugs and state requirements that such medical personnel oversee executions

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

Criminal Justice