Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr.’s philosophy (“the life of law has not been logic, it has been experience,” or, rather, that judges are not prejudice free in decision making) became known as ______.

A. legal formalism
B. legal realism
C. legal behavioralism
D. legal functionalism
Ans: B


B. legal realism

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Civil death refers to ________

a. the deprivation of constitutional due-process rights b. the racial segregation of prisoners in double cells c. the denial of the right to vote, to hold public office, and to marry d. the refusal to accommodate an inmate's right to religious practice

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A health record on each inmate is maintained separately. The record shall include a health screening procedure administered by

a) medical personnel only b) any trained corrections officer or a medical officer c) a corrections officer performing the initial intake procedure d) health personnel or by a trained booking officer

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The ________________ defense is used when the defendant's state of mind at the time of the crime negates responsibility

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

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Meda Chesney-Lind found that adolescent female status offenders are arrested for less serious offenses than boys

a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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