Explain why it is difficult to reach a consensus for the exact definition of crime.
What will be an ideal response?
Crimes are defined differently depending upon geographic location, the characteristics of the offender and/or victim, and the time period.
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________ are used in capital cases, with guilt first established at a traditional trial and, if found guilty, a second stage of sentencing considers between death or life imprisonment
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Poverty during early childhood may have a more severe impact on behavior than poverty during adolescence or adulthood. Approximately what percent of American children live in poverty?
A) ?10 B) ?20 C) ?30 D) ?40
Which of the following eras of corrections developed with the distinct provision that the community be an essential part of the correctional process?
A) Retributive B) Reintegrative C) Institutional D) Rehabilitative
In using the three-drug method of lethal injection, first brought forth in Baze v. Rees, many states have found that obtaining the drugs is extremely difficult, due to public pressure on corporations to refuse to sell the drugs to states practicing the death penalty. Which of the following is a drug of choice used to replace these three-drug cocktails?
a. midazolam b. diacetylmorphine c. metoprolol d. cyclobenzaprine