In ______, the U.S. Supreme Court upheld the constitutionality of using victim impact statements at sentencing.

a. Virginia v. Clarke
b. Payne v. Tennessee
c. Kansas v. Hendricks
d. United States v. Booker


b. Payne v. Tennessee

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Which of the following statements is true of police officers?

A. They spend more than two-thirds of their shifts enforcing law. B. They spend more than half their time on medical assistance. C. They make the most number of arrests for violent crimes. D. They spend a great deal of their time providing services for the community.

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Personal drug screening for individual student athletes who attend public high school must meet Fourth Amendment standards of reasonableness since drug testing is considered a search

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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What policy implication of low self-control theory would be indicated as having the most far-reaching effects?

a. Psychological counseling b. Early-intervention programs c. Stronger moral guidance in schools d. A crackdown on white collar crime

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The geographic territory that defines a court's authority is called jurisdiction

a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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