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. true b. false
Learning the consequences of one's behavior is the basis of ________ learning
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
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A. victim testimony B. a defendant's confession C. eyewitness testimony D. fingerprints from a crime scene