The Eighth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution prohibits cruel and unusual punishment, and this applied to excessive force cases in corrections. According to the U.S. Supreme Court, the test for the legality of use of force against prisoners is whether the force is applied in a ______ effort to maintain or restore discipline, or whether it is applied sadistically and maliciously for the specific purpose of causing harm.

Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).


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What will be an ideal response?

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What will be an ideal response?

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The federal Controlled Substances Act of 1970 recognizes five Schedules of drugs. Which Schedule of drugs contains drugs that have severely restricted medical use and a high potential for abuse (and includes cocaine, methamphetamine, methadone, and oxycodone)?________________________

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

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