A proponent of the death penalty who demands that the offender get the death penalty, because offenders should be punished in a manner that is commensurate with the severity of the crime that they have committed, is using which key argument for the use of the death penalty?

a. specific deterrence
b. general deterrence
c. retribution
d. arbitrariness


d. arbitrariness

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Courts that specialize in domestic violence cases tend to obtain more convictions in this area than do ______________________

a. traffic courts b. traditional courts c. civil courts d. administrative courts

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Which agent tends to view his or her job as just that, a job? These individuals tend to do as little as possible, and they do not have passion for their jobs.

a. passive agent b. welfare agent c. punitive agent d. parlor agent

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In 2000, one shopping mall was completely rewired to install a new ____________ system

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

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Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)

The population heterogeneity perspective is premised on the hypothesis that the victimization experience can serve as a turning point for some offenders.

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