Explain the just deserts principle.

What will be an ideal response?


Example should indicate that just deserts is based upon proportionality--the severity of the punishment should fit the crime.

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The police "Code of Silence" is an extreme version of a phenomenon that exists in many human groups

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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In the 19th century, phrenology asserted that bumps and fissures of the skull determined the character and personality of a person, and today it still remains a valid field of study.

Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)

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______ carries out the basic housekeeping functions of the body by funneling messages from the environment to the various internal organs so that they may keep the organism in a state of biological balance.

A. ANS B. EEG C. PCL-R D. RAS

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In Barnes v. Glen Theatre (1991) the U.S. Supreme Court _____________________

a. agreed that a state may not limit the performance of nude dancing in a lounge where only consenting adults are viewers b. upheld an Indiana law interpreted to prohibit totally nude dancing in bars c. held that prohibiting the performance of nude dancing is related to expression and therefore violates the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution d. by a unanimous decision adopted the view that nude dancing is not an expressive activity protected by the United States Constitution

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