Which court case is widely regarded as an early example of a gross miscarriage of justice and as emblematic of the way African Americans have been treated in racist sectors of this country?
a. Powell v. Alabama
b. Cooper v. Pate
c. Scottsboro v. Alabama
d. Cooper v. Powell
c. Scottsboro v. Alabama
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What will be an ideal response?
Which of the approaches of incorporation grants the states the most flexibility?
A) Fundamental fairness B) Total incorporation C) Total incorporation plus D) Selective incorporation
Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)
1. Victimization rates of children and adults with disabilities far exceed those of individuals who do not have disabilities. 2. Victims of crime have only one legal venue for obtaining justice. 3. The psychological effects of violence are generally the same across persons and situations. 4. Most victims exercise their right of allocution. 5. The prevalence of PTSD is twice as high for men as it is for women.
Prison crowding leads to increased inmate defiance and makes prisons more dangerous
a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false