The Eighth Amendment prohibits cruel and unusual punishment. Based on this, when is the death penalty not permissible?
a. Murderers who were younger than 19 years old at the time of the crime
b. Mentally retarded
c. Rape cases
d. All the above
d
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Police officers often respond to loud party calls or other disturbances regarding noise. For such activity to constitute a criminal offense, it must be established that the sound constitutes a(n) ________ noise
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
All of the following statements are true about culture EXCEPT ________.
A. it provides a basis for interpreting meaning B. it serves as a behavioral control mechanism C. it provides alternatives to organizational core values D. it provides a sense of identity and organizational commitment
Leo Lincoln has made a series of bad decisions since losing his job two years ago. In the past two years, he has been arrested three times for various crimes, including drug possession, possession of illegal firearms, and most recently, aggravated assault. He also has spent much of the past two years either in jail or on probation. At his sentencing hearing after his recent conviction for aggravated assault, the judge sentenced Leo to life in prison based on the result of laws in the state of California, which call for the doubling of the sentences of felons who have two prior convictions for serious crimes. Collectively, laws created to sentence repeat offenders like Leo to lengthy prison terms are referred to as:
A. truth-in-sentencing laws. B. mandatory sentencing laws. C. Rockefeller drug laws. D. preventive detention laws.
In the Richards v. Thurston case, the Supreme Court ruled that a student’s right to wear ________ derived from his interest in personal liberty
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).