A proponent of the death penalty who demands that the offender get the death penalty, because offenders should be punished in a manner that is commensurate with the severity of the crime that they have committed, is using which key argument for the use of the death penalty?
a. Specific deterrence
b. General deterrence
c. Retribution
d. Arbitrariness
d. Arbitrariness
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A primary intended consequence of diversion is to remove large numbers of relatively minor offenders from juvenile court processing as quickly as possible
a. True b. False
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The types of punishment include:
A. Actual physical punishment B. Emotional punishment C. Diversification D. None of these
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Even if there is a full agreement between the parties, an uncontested trial is still necessary.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
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Members of what type of terrorist group include animal rights advocates, supporters of environmental issues, and antiabortion advocates?
a. right wing c. special interest b. left wing d. union extremists
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