In which case did the U.S. Supreme Court uphold California's "three-strikes" law?

A. Rummel v. Estelle (1980)
B. Lockyer v. Andrade (2003)
C. Blakely v. Washington (2004)
D. United States v. Booker (2005)


Answer: B

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The burden placed on institutional corrections is compounded because of the significant number of inmates who have a dual diagnosis of both _________.

a. mental illness and substance abuse b. mental retardation and suicidal ideation c. mental illness and mental retardation d. substance abuse and suicidal ideation

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What is a waiver to adult courts, and why are some juvenile offenders handled in adult criminal courts rather than juvenile courts?

What will be an ideal response?

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What was the purpose of the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children?

a. To prevent delinquency by picking up children and placing them in reform schools b. To take children from the streets of large cities and placed them with farm families on the prairie. c. To remove abused and neglected children from their homes and assisted the court in making placement decisions. d. To place abused children on orphan trains to be sent West.

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The ________ is the array of calls for service awaiting handling.

A. log B. roster C. queue D. book

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