What are the guidelines for determining if a sentence is proportionate to the crime?
What will be an ideal response?
1) the gravity of the offense and the harshness of the penalty; 2) the sentences imposed on other criminals in the same jurisdiction; and 3) the sentences imposed for the commission of the same crime in other jurisdictions
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When police have information about crime patterns, they are better able to direct resources to prevent, investigate, and resolve problems pertaining to them
a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Historically speaking, business fluctuations in an economy were more commonly referred to as
A) economic growth. B) the GDP deflator. C) inflationary pressures. D) business cycles.
Under a 1979 federal appeals court decision, in the ________ case, prison officials may not prohibit inmates from writing vulgar letters or those that make disparaging remarks about the prison staff.
A. Procunier v. Martinez B. Pell v. Procunier C. McNamara v. Moody D. Holt v. Sarver
The concept of the prisoner subculture helps us understand inmate society
a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false