Utilitarian and retributive theories of punishment differ primarily in their:

a. perspective, as being forward-looking (future) or backward-looking past)
b. emphasis on severity of punishment
c. micro- or macro-level approach
d. ability to justify the stated purposes of punishment


a. perspective, as being forward-looking (future) or backward-looking past)

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Which of the following constitutional provisions places restrictions on identification procedures?

a. Fourth Amendment b. Fifth Amendment c. Sixth Amendment d. Fourteenth Amendment

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SELECT ALL THAT APPLY. Private prison lobbyists have influenced the implementation of policies such as ______.

A. "three-strikes" laws B. "sunshine" laws C. "truth in sentencing" laws D. "second chance" laws

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Values of the dependent variable are contingent on values of the independent variable in

a. Tendency tables. b. Multivariate analysis. c. Contingency tables. d. Dispersion tables.

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In _____ v. N.Y., the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that prosecutors must keep their side of the plea bargain

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

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