Habitual offender or recidivist statutes that provide for a life sentence after multiple felony convictions are

a. unconstitutional
b. routinely found to be cruel and unusual punishment
c. allowed on the federal level but not on the state level
d. subject to a proportionality test, i.e., the sentence fits the crime


d

Criminal Justice

You might also like to view...

When dictating to a person in order to obtain samples of handwriting, one should NOT:

a. Use paper similar to that of the questioned document. b. Use a pen similar to that of the questioned document. c. Dictate the contents of the text at least three times. d. Allow the suspect to view the questioned document before dictating it.

Criminal Justice

The reanalysis of data which was originally gathered for other purposes or by other researchers is an example of:

a. content analysis b. secondary analysis c. small space analysis d. physical trace analysis

Criminal Justice

Which of the following is considered the most serious organized crime threat in the world today?

a. Japanese Yakuza b. La Cosa Nostra c. Russian “Mafiya” d. Tammany Society

Criminal Justice

Who typically completed the Offender Accountability Plan?

a. community parole officers b. institutional parole officers c. unit managers d. correctional counselors

Criminal Justice