What is a victim impact statement?
What will be an ideal response?
A victim impact statement allows persons directly affected by the crime (or victims’ survivors in the case of murder) to inform the court of the personal and emotional harm they have suffered as a result of the defendant’s actions and, in some states, to make a sentencing recommendation.
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Past oriented theories are often referred to as ______.
a. utilitarian b. contingent c. retributivist d. overt
The text discusses the effects of plea bargaining on all the parties in the process. Which party do you feel benefits the most? Which one benefits the least from the process? Be sure to explain your answers
What will be an ideal response?
According to Sampson and Laub, the two most important turning points center on the choice of employment and marriage
a. True b. False
The updated version of classical criminology, that holds that at any given moment, a person can choose between committing a crime and not committing it, is known as?
a. biological theory b. rational choice theory c. strain theory d. control theory