Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)
1. Biologically, the term “race” has a very clear, specific meaning.
2. The institution of slavery reinforced the idea that there were superior and inferior races.
3. Disparity in sentencing over the past couple of decades has been highlighted by differing sentences for possessing equal amounts of crack cocaine versus powder cocaine.
4. The essence of hate crimes is that they are motivated by bias against the victim’s race, ethnicity, religion, etc.
5. Prosecutors and defense lawyers are able to use peremptory challenges to excuse potential jurors without identifying any cause or explanation and without any accountability to the court, so it is therefore possible to employ peremptory challenges in the practice of racial discrimination in jury selection.
1.false
2.true
3.true
4.true
5.true
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a. Child pornographers argue that the Constitution guarantees their right to disseminate any information through the Internet. b. The origin of the pornographic material available on the Internet is untraceable. c. The Internet helps to spread pornography cheaply. d. Child pornographers argue that virtual children lack the requisite specified victim.
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A) $20 trillion B) $5 trillion C) $200 trillion D) $10 trillion
Community corrections include ______ imposed upon an offender for ______.
A. all non-incarcerating correctional sanctions; the purpose of reintegration B. all incarcerating correctional sanctions; the purpose of reintegration C. all non-incarcerating correctional sanctions; the purpose of recidivism D. all incarcerating correctional sanctions; the purpose of recidivism
Ian is a new attorney who has begun his own law practice. His first client comes seeking advice. The client recounts a series of events in which an altercation broke out last night at the local tavern. He asks Ian what possible charges he may face for his role in the barroom brawl. What he is asking for requires an understanding of ______.
a. criminal procedure b. due process c. substantive criminal law d. criminal intent