Explain the changing positions on the constitutionality of the death penalty by the U.S. Supreme Court
What will be an ideal response?
The history of the constitutionality of the death penalty has been one of changing positions by the U.S. Supreme Court. In 1972, in Furman v. Georgia, the Court ruled, in a 5-4 decision, that the death penalty as imposed was cruel and unusual punishment. As a result of this decision, many states had to reenact death penalty statutes in an attempt to do away with any arbitrary and capricious methods of imposing it. In 1976, the Court upheld the death penalty in Gregg v. Georgia, finding that the jury acted properly in considering aggravating circumstances in imposing the sentence.
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What did the court rule in Tate v. Short?
A. Incarcerating a person who is financially unable to pay a fine discriminates against the poor. B. All criminal defendants, regardless of financial situation, may be fined and incarcerated if unable to pay the fine. C. Offenders must be offered a community service alternative to fine payment. D. Most fines were imposed in an arbitrary and discriminatory manner that violates constitutional rights.
A corrections officer shall physically count inmates at frequent and regular intervals,
a. at least twice daily b. at least three times a day c. in the morning and in the evening d. no less than once per day
The mens rea of solicitation requires words that actually try to get someone to commit a crime
a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Patterson's Coercion Developmental Theory places more emphasis on ________, whereas Moffitt's Developmental Theory emphasizes ________
A) parenting; characteristics of the child B) violent offenses; status offenses C) boys' delinquency; girls' delinquency D) treatment; prevention