In a prison in America, an inmate was severely injured from an electric shock caused by a loose wire. The prison warden was aware that the loose wire could harm the inmates but failed to fix the issue. In this scenario, the warden can be charged of violating the inmate's Eighth Amendment rights on the basis of _____.

A. deliberate indifference
B. plausible deniability
C. double jeopardy
D. double marginality


Answer: A

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The public wants to see offenders rehabilitated but wants to see them suffer in prison

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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Why is it not necessary that the victim be aware of the attempted battery for an assault to occur?

What will be an ideal response?

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Conflict theorist, ___________, studies the process in which individuals become a part of a group, the development of relationships within and among groups, and how conflict arises when groups are threatened by competing interests of other groups.

a. Turk b. Chambliss c. Marx d. Vold

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