Contrast the Pennsylvania and the New York penitentiary theories of the 1800s
What will be an ideal response?
• The Pennsylvania system was based on the idea of separate confinement. Inmates were kept separate from one another at all times, with daily activities taking place in individual cells.
• New York practiced a congregate system, based on silence and labor. While inmates worked and ate together, they were forbidden to speak.
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The majority of stolen cars are recovered
a. True b. False
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a. tax violations b. false weights and measure by retailers c. padding of payrolls d. deceptive advertising
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a. It poses a risk that the jury might be unable to limit evidence to the proper purpose b. A judge has the option of excluding the evidence or issuing a limiting instruction c. It is an acceptable practice under the Federal Rules of Evidence d. All of the above are correct.