In ______, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the Eighth Amendment prohibits capital sentencing juries from considering victim impact evidence and the trial judge in this case allowed the jury to consider a VIS that indicated how the victims were well respected from the family and community and how the murder affected the victim’s family.

a. Texas v. Chavez
b. Booth v. Maryland
c. South Carolina v. Gathers
d. Payne v. Tennessee


b. Booth v. Maryland

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According to Abadinsky, which variable best distinguishes organized crime from conventional crime?

A) ?organization B) ?communication C) ?economics D) ?persistent use of violence

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The National Crime Information Center (NCIC) collects and retrieves data about _________.

A. persons wanted for crimes anywhere in the United States B. stolen and lost property C. criminal history files D. All of these choices.

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Match the author in Column 1 with the book title in Column 2

1. C. Ray Jeffery a. Beyond Freedom and Dignity 2. B. F. Skinner b. Crime in our Changing Society 3. Ronald Akers c. Crime Prevention through Environmental Design 4. Daniel Glaser d. Deviant Behavior: A Social Learning Approach

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Time spent in jail prior to trial is often credited towards an offender's sentence as __________

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

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