According to the Supreme Court, cruel and unusual punishment is ______.
a. malicious
b. purposefully harmful
c. sadistic
d. All of these
d. All of these
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A. posttraumatic stress disorder B. battered women syndrome C. alcohol addiction D. premenstrual syndrome defense
Explain why there are gender differences in crime. Why do women commit less crime than men? What is the trend with women and crime?
What will be an ideal response?
Discuss the different leading cases involving ineffective assistance of counsel. How difficult is it to prove ineffective assistance, and how might a defendant attempt to do so? Discuss the reasons that the U.S. Supreme Court has stated for its holdings in these types of cases
What will be an ideal response?
Which of the following is NOT an element present when sentencing disparity occurs?
a. Criminals receive similar sentences for different crimes of unequal seriousness. b. Criminals receive different sentences for similar crimes. c. Mitigating or aggravating circumstances have a disproportionate effect on sentences. d. Criminals of different races receive different sentences.