The most recent law enacted at the federal level against hate crimes is called the Matthew Shepard & James Byrd, Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act that was signed into law by ______.
a. President Obama in 2010
b. President Bush in 2005
c. U.S. Congress in 2010
d. U.S. Senate 2005
a. President Obama in 2010
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Victimization has both ______ and ____________ costs.
a. physical, mental b. social, individual c. negative, positive d. local, national
Robert has been arrested for three counts of passing checks with insufficient funds, with amounts that were collectively a misdemeanor in his city of residence. If he is found guilty, Robert could serve five and a half months in jail. He has been reading the Constitution and the Bill of Rights and feels that he is entitled to an attorney. He also believes, however, that he can represent himself if he goes to trial. He also wants to move his trial to another city because he made the headlines recently when he ran for office. If he is convicted, he plans to claim that he had ineffective assistance of counsel because, after all, he is not an attorney. He wants to have a jury trial and bring in witnesses that can state he broke his hand and therefore could not be the individual who wrote the
checks. What constitutional amendments will be considered, and what will the results likely be? What will be an ideal response?
Which key provision of the Illinois Juvenile Court Act is false?
a. A separate court was established for delinquent and neglected children b. Special procedures were developed to given the adjudication of juvenile matters c. Children were to be separated from adults in institutional programs only d. Probation programs were to be developed to assist the court in making decisions in the best interests of the state and the child
Personal control always overcomes deviant behavior
Indicate whether the statement is true or false