You are a politician trying to persuade voters to support capital punishment. Which of these arguments would it make the most sense for you to use?

A. Most of our international allies support the death penalty, so we should too.
B. Putting prisoners on death row costs less money than imprisoning them for life.
C. The death penalty deters those who are considering crimes.
D. Our culture no longer believes in "an eye for an eye."


C. The death penalty deters those who are considering crimes.

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Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

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Explain the concerns with the use of language in policing in general, and the tendency to use new labels and to create new eras of policing in specific

What will be an ideal response?

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Requirements for federal judges are more carefully spelled out than are therequirements for state (or local) judges in the Constitution

a. True b. False

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Unionization of correctional officers has brought __________.

A. better pay for the services they provide B. better levels of service C. an increase in demand for prison jobs D. All of these are correct

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