In the wake of Furman, states revised their death-penalty laws and procedures to reduce _____ in the application of the penalty

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


Answer: arbitrariness

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A police officer whose suspicions focus on categories of people may be guilty of

What will be an ideal response?

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Which of the following represents a threat to the accuracy of our ability to retrieve information from memory to make an identification?

a. Victims tend to select the person who most closely resembles their memory of the perpetrator. b. Victims can be influenced, intentionally or unintentionally, by the person conducting the lineup. c. Victims may have no vivid memory of the event and are too embarrassed to inform anyone of this. d. Victims may simply identify someone just to put the event in their past so they can move on with their lives.

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It is asserted that both organizationally and strategically specialized gang units in police departments are

What will be an ideal response?

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The older a person is, the more likely they are to exhibit criminal behavior

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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