In Blakely v. Washington (2004) the U.S. Supreme Court invalidated a Washington State sentencing law on what grounds?
a. The law allowed prosecutors to use evidence that had not been admitted at trial.
b. The law allowed judges, rather than juries, to take into account information that increased a sentence.
c. The law was not in compliance with federal sentencing guidelines.
d. The offender's prior convictions were granted too much weight.
B
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Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
According to Chapter 5, considerable focus has been placed on determining what constitutes an effective family program, however ________________________
A) Even more focus is placed on the impact of staff characteristics. B) Even more focus is placed on practices the staff used to implement the program. C) Very little research has focused on the impact of staff characteristics. D) Very little research has focused on practices staff have used to implement the program. E) Both C and D are correct
As a "lifer" (a prisoner serving life behind bars), you as much as anyone knows that it is sometimes important and even necessary to act out in violent ways inside of the prison walls. What are some of the reasons why this is true?
What will be an ideal response?
What has been learned about (a) recidivism and (b) treatment of the criminal psychopath?
What will be an ideal response?