The primary obstacle to judicial invalidation of coerced confessions from the 1930s to the 1960s was:
a. the protections of the 5th and 6th Amendments did not apply to the states
b. federal law specifically prohibited the courts from entertaining such claims
c. lawyers were unfamiliar with the requisite constitutional jurisprudence
d. the racial divide of legal segregation that still existed in the deep South
A
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In recognition of a need to regulate and constrain illicit activity, public officials put their policy-making and enforcement powers on the __________
a. lam b. forefront c. back burner d. market
Under ______, there is no justice if the offender is NOT punished under the law.
a. retribution b. incapacitation c. deterrence d. rehabilitation
Which act exemplifies criminal statutes extending the authority of the federal government to prosecute new crimes that were difficult for local law enforcement agencies to handle?
a. the Sentencing Reform Act b. the Volstead Act c. the Three Penitentiary Act d. the Hawes–Cooper Act
Which of the following inmates are most likely to be housed in a supermax prison?
A. Inmates deemed a high escape risk B. Inmates with antisocial personality C. Gang members D. All of these