Why did the California Supreme Court rule against the three-strikes laws?
a. Many were being sent to prison too young.
b. Many were being sent to prison for non-violent crimes.
c. Judicial discretion was not being used properly.
d. Many criminals were not being caught.
B
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Under the tithing system, a group of 10 families (or a tithing) would follow three of the following principles. Which of the following is not a principle followed by the tithing?
A. select one man from each parish as chief peacekeeper B. agree to follow the law C. bring law violators to justice D. keep the peace in their areas
The exclusionary rule means that evidence illegally seized by state or federal officers cannot be used in:
a. any state prosecution. b. any federal prosecution. c. any state or federal prosecution. d. None of the answers are correct.
Which of the following is an example of a visible crime?
A) Murder B) Espionage C) Public drunkenness D) Price fixing E) Treason
Which of the following experienced the highest unemployment rate in 2011?
A) Hispanics sixteen years and older B) Hispanic families C) whites sixteen years and older D) African American men sixteen years and older