Why does narrowcasting present a distorted picture of crime in the United States?
What will be an ideal response?
Answer should indicate that in the past, people only had a few news outlets to choose from, so these outlets presented a wide-range of perspectives. Now with so many media channels to choose from, audiences are less and more homogenous and they are presented infotainment packaged as comprehensive news. With all of these news outlets vying for advertising profit, they emphasize the most sensational crimes and sympathetic victims, which are often a distorted view of reality.
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______ believe that wrongdoers deserve to be punished and that punishment imposed should be in proportion to the wrongdoing the offender committed.
a. Deterrence theorists b. Rehabilitationists c. Retributivists d. Restorative justice proponents
List and briefly describe the three objectives of the Texas Penal Code that seek to insure the public safety
What will be an ideal response?
Which Supreme Court case ruled that the rights guaranteed by the Fourteenth Amendment applied not only to White and Black people, but to all other racial and ethnic minorities?
A. Hernandez v. Texas B. Strauder v. West Virginia C. Batson v. Kentucky D. Norris v. Alabama
Privileged Correspondence include all of the following but:
a. Officials of the federal, state, and local courts. b. All federal officials and officers, including the President of the United States. c. State officials and officers, including the Texas Commission on Jail Standards and the Governor. d. Letters to bona fide news media or to or from the inmate's attorney. e. Personal letters from the inmates immediate family. f. All of the above.