Because of evidence of racial discrimination, the U.S. Supreme Court struck down Georgia's capital punishment statute in McCleskey v. Kemp
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
F
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Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)
1. The correctional enterprise is primarily about punishment. 2. Penology is the study of the penal code. 3. The practice of brutal punishment and arbitrary legal codes began to wane with the beginning of a period historians call the Enlightenment. 4. The positivist school was founded by Beccaria. 5. Lex Talionis refers to the principle of “an eye for an eye.”
The most common type of victimization to occur in K-12 schools is ______.
A. theft B. robbery C. aggravated Assault D. sexual Assault
The term Hispanic ______.
a. describes variations of skin color and other features b. refers to any group of people who have distinct traditions and languages c. refers to any group of people who have a distinct religion and history d. designates an ethnic group that spans many races and nations of origin, to the point that it may not be descriptive
Contrary to Shover's exiting model, Deborah Baskin and Ira Sommers concluded that __________ important in providing the social support for a noncriminal way of life and a new identity for female violent offenders seeking to disengage from criminal careers
a. welfare assistance was b. treatment programs were c. marital attachments were d. relocation to a different city was