Discuss the rationale for punishing cruelty to animals.

What will be an ideal response?


The law punishes cruelty to animals because it is believed that respect for animals helps to teach people to act with sensitivity and regard for their fellow citizens, particularly the most vulnerable members of human society. People also have an emotional attachment to their pets and other animals, and the increasingly common belief that animals experience pleasure and pain and possess rights.

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College education is often a condition of probation

a. True b. False

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A probation or parole revocation is an "administrative hearing" and is similar to a civil proceeding rather than a criminal proceeding because it is seen as an extension of the

A. the most recent violation. B. existing sentence. C. laddered sanction philosophy. D. zero-tolerance revocation philosophy.

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An officer suffering from ____________ will reexperience the traumatic event through nightmares and flashbacks

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

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_________ was the first U.S. President to exercise his authority to grant pardons when he granted amnesty to participants in the Whiskey Rebellion

Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

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