Which of the following represents a miscarriage of justice?

a. the wrong person being put to death
b. an individual being found unfit to stand trial and held in a mental-health facility for an indefinite period of time
c. a robber being shot and killed by a police officer while holding a knife to a victim’s throat
d. a person pleading guilty to a lesser offense and avoiding a prison sentence


a. the wrong person being put to death

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

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Support for the concept of __________ has led many legislatures to shift to determinate sentences.

A. restoration B. retribution C. rehabilitation D. incapacitation

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In the _______________________model, elder abuse can be attributed to the characteristics of both the elderly individual and the abuser who both are embedded in a larger sociocultural context

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

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The criminal control model of criminal justice believes the death penalty model should be abolished

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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