What effect have mandatory sentencing guidelines had on the judiciary and criminal punishment in general?

What will be an ideal response?


In the 1980s, the public's dissatisfaction with criminal sentencing led to statutes mandating specific sentencing principles and rules. This took much of the judge's discretion out of sentencing and formularized the process. Minimum sentences were also required for certain offenses, and "three strikes" laws arose, further taking the judge's opinion and experience out of the sentencing equation.

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Sally's is a boutique bakery that specializes in cupcakes. Give one method by which Sally's can conduct low-cost market research

What will be an ideal response?

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When Johnson & Johnson's Tylenol headache reliever would pop up on brokers' Web sites whenever the stock market fell by 100 points or more, they were using a(n) ________

A) microsite B) pay-per-click ad C) interstitial D) search ad E) banner ad

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Because of its immediacy and pervasiveness, the Internet has replaced human relationships as the essence of societal communication and the public relations practice

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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Within a generation's time, there has been an enormous improvement in the human condition, and every one of the development success stories was based on export-led growth facilitated by the _________ of trade.

Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

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