People tend to stereotype the police as being
a. Authoritarian types c. Unintelligent
b. Politically arch-conservative d. All of the above
D
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What will be an ideal response?
The congregate penitentiary system was more concerned with instilling good work habits to prevent a relapse into crime than with ________________ the character of a person who had committed a crime.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
Social process theories share one basic concept. Which is it? a. All people, regardless of their race, class, or gender, are basically good
b. All people, regardless of their race, class, or gender, have the potential to become delinquents or criminals. c. Criminal behavior is genetic, regardless of race, class, or gender. d. Lower-class people, regardless of race or gender, are more prone to commit crime.
In civil lawsuits, punitive damages are designed to punish a wrongdoer and act as a warning to others not to engage in similar conduct. For example, an individual might suffer $10,000 in compensatory damages because of lost wages, but the jury could award $1 million to punish the defendant over and above compensatory damages. The Eighth Amendment prohibits punishment by excessive fines in
criminal cases, but not in civil cases involving punitive damages. Therefore, the $1 million judgment in the civil suit would, if imposed as a fine by a judge or jury in a criminal court, likely violate the Eighth Amendment. Do you think this distinction is a relevant one? Why should punishment by the government be considered different than punishment by an individual? What will be an ideal response?