What rights were clarified in the U.S. Supreme Court ruling in Powell v. Alabama (1932)?
A. It guaranteed the right to counsel to the indigent in all felony cases.
B. It guaranteed the right to counsel to the indigent in capital cases.
C. It guaranteed the right to counsel to the indigent in misdemeanor cases with a potential jail term.
D. It guaranteed the right to counsel to juvenile delinquents.
B. It guaranteed the right to counsel to the indigent in capital cases.
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Under what circumstances has the Supreme Court imposed restrictions on the use of peremptory challenges?
What will be an ideal response?
Restitution does not
A) help to offset the victim's financial losses due to the crime. B) force offenders to accept personal responsibility for their crimes. C) help encourage reconciliation of the offender and victim. D) assist victims in obtaining revenge on their offenders.
In which of the following cities did the first civilian review boards emerge?
A) Philadelphia and Boston B) Philadelphia and New York City C) Boston and Los Angeles D) New York City and Los Angeles
In adoption studies, which of the following strongly predicted a child's criminal behavior?
a. a criminal biological mother c. a criminal biological father b. a criminal adoptive mother d. a criminal adoptive grandfather