Compare the advantages and disadvantages of indeterminate and determinate sentencing.
What will be an ideal response?
Example may explain that, although indeterminate sentencing is more individualized and focused on rehabilitation, it can be applied unequally due to the large amount of discretion given to judges. Structured sentencing is more equitable and ensures that offenders serve a majority of their sentences; however, it does little toward rehabilitation, it sentences those with minor offenses to long prison terms, and it has increased the prison population and costs of incarceration.
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What is the recommended procedure for handling incoming phone calls during peak hours?
A) Transfer all calls to other phones in the office. B) Take each call in turn, as they are all emergencies. C) Talk for as long as the caller needs you to be on the line. D) Ask "is this an emergency?" and, if it is not, put the call on hold. E) Let the phone ring so the nonemergencies will hang u
here are two broad categories of criminal profiling:
a. nomothetic and idiographic approaches; b. nominal and ordinal approaches; c. deductive and reasoning; d. phenomenological and idiosyncratic.
How did Justice Brandeis’ dissent in Olmstead promote the right to privacy?
What will be an ideal response?
Later, Ted comes by and also argues in favor of seeking the death penalty. His point is that other would-be murderers in the community need to see that they face the ultimate penalty for committing murder. He presents you with research that supports the idea that the death penalty deters crime. He says "I can see why you're not crazy about the idea of putting someone to death—that's a terrible
thing. But it's best for the whole community if it sends a message that prevents other murders.". Ted's argument is based on: a. utilitarianism. b. ethics of care. c. deontological ethics. d. ethical formalism.