In your opinion, does the death penalty violate the Eighth Amendment protection against cruel and unusual punishment? Discuss the varying perspectives of the Supreme Court on this issue.
What will be an ideal response?
Responses will vary
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What case, more than any other, brought cult activity in America into the public eye, as well as the criminal justice system's?
a. The siege at Waco b. The Manson family c. The Heaven's Gate group d. Warren Jeffs
Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)
1. Roughly 14% of federal inmates are classified as being either a low- or minimum-security risk. 2. In late 2016, national statistics indicated that more than half (54%) of all state prison inmates were violent offenders, while nearly half (47%) of federal inmates were drug offenders. 3. Texas is the largest system state prison system followed by California and Florida. 4. The “electric telephone” was a torture device invented in Arkansas and regularly used at the Tucker State Prison Farm. 5. A banishment chair was a form of punishment that used a chair suspended over a body of water to torture inmates.
Placing offenders in custody or executing them so they will not offend again involves the theory of:
a. Incapacitation b. Deterrence c. Rehabilitation d. Just deserts
According to C. Ronald Huff, a type of gang that is primarily involved in using drugs and getting high with little involvement in crime is called a(n) ________.
A. predatory gang B. hedonistic gang C. instrumental gang D. territorial gang