What is the judge’s most important factor in deciding upon a sanction for a convicted offender?
a. Injury to the victim
b. Fulfill the demand of retribution
c. Seriousness of the crime
d. The need to protect society
c. Seriousness of the crime
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Which of the following refers to a bias in which observers follow an initial tendency to rate certain objects or persons in a particular manner, and this initial orientation carries over into all subsequent ratings?
a. the Hawthorne effect b. the placebo effect c. the halo effect d. post hoc error
The term “race” refers to groups of persons who are relatively alike in their biological inheritance and ______.
a. maintain a distinct subculture b. share the same mitochondrial DNA c. are distinct from other groups d. cannot reproduce with other races
In which case did the U.S. Supreme Court establish the requirement of “effective” counsel for both indigent and nonidigent defendants?
A) Glover v. United States B) Kimmelman v. Morrison C) Strickland v. Washington D) United States v. Cronic
Heller opened the door for many other challenges to the application of the 2nd Amendment at the ______.
a. local level b. state level c. federal level d. tribal level