Explain the U.S. Supreme Court ruling in the case of Roper v. Simmons in 2005.
What will be an ideal response?
The Roper v. Simmons case found that the death penalty was unconstitutional when used with persons who were under 16 years of age at the time of their offense. Juveniles were not allowed to be put to death.
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Most robbers carry a weapon or other threatening item or indicate to the victim that they are armed
a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Why is it that the longer a body has been dead the more difficult it is to determine the exact time of death?
What will be an ideal response?
The Prison Litigation Reform Act severely limited the federal courts' supervisory powers over what?
A. state probation programs B. city prisons C. city probation programs D. state prisons
A form of cyberstalking and online harassment where offenders coalesce into an online mob and ‘dogpile’ onto the victim, en-masse, in a concentrated harassment campaign is called ______.
a. ‘digital trolling’ b. ‘rickrolling’ c. ‘virtual mob’ d. ‘techno-fake-out’