Summarize the supreme court cases dealing with life sentences for juvenile offenders.

What will be an ideal response?


Answers should include: Graham v. Florida, which eliminated sentences of life without parole for non-homicide cases involving juveniles; Miller v. Alabama, which held that mandatory sentences of life without the possibility of parole for juvenile offenders are unconstitutional (with the exception of the crime of murder), and Montgomery v. Louisiana, which applied Miller v. Alabama retroactively.

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a. Cyberstalking. b. Stalking. c. Hate crime. d. Computer crime.

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Social justice is concerned with how a society provides for the needs of its members and the extent to which it treats its subgroups equally

a. true b. false

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Learning the consequences of one's behavior is the basis of ________ learning

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

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Which of the following is an example of indirect evidence?

A. victim testimony B. a defendant's confession C. eyewitness testimony D. fingerprints from a crime scene

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