State correctional systems have ______ legal problems related to the constitutionality of their operations than private systems.
a. more
b. less
c. equivalent
d. equal
a. more
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Crime is also referred to as deviance.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
The defendant, in an attempt to kill the victim, fires a rifle in the general direction of the victim. However, the victim is asleep and is unaware of the shooting. Has an assault occurred?
A) Yes, in most states an assault has occurred even if the victim is unaware of the attempted battery. B) No, since the victim did not experience any fear, an assault has not occurred. C) Yes, since intent to commit the crime of battery will be inferred. D) No, since the defendant intended to kill the victim and missed.
The most rigorous true experiment is the ______.
a. two-group post-test-only design b. static-group comparison design c. two-group pre-test-treatment-post-test design d. one-shot case design
Answer the following statements true (T) or false (F)
1. The Supreme Court has held that the Eighth Amendment bars the execution of a person who was under the age of legal majority at the time of the crime. 2. Courts have held that conditions of probation may infringe a probationer’s constitutional rights, including the First Amendment rights of free speech and association. 3. In 2010 the Supreme Court struck down the federal statute that allows for civil commitment of violent sexual predators that have completed their prison sentences. 4. In Furman v. Georgia (1972) the Supreme Court declared Georgia’s death penalty law unconstitutional.