To what extent should a trial judge consider the victim impact statement when sentencing a convicted felon?
What will be an ideal response?
? A primary purpose of the criminal justice system is to serve society.
? Victim impact statements can be an effective means of including those in society most effected by a particular crime
? Sentencing is more dynamic that simply seeking justice (or retribution); there are many more concerns such as prison overcrowding
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Which of the following is most true about the group known as the Surenos?
A. They originated in Latin America, first as a protective force for Pablo Escobar, and later became a major player in the distribution of cocaine and heroin along border towns in Texas. B. They are one of the largest groups in the world involved in human trafficking, preying on the young women in the poorest regions and eventually selling them into sexual slavery. C. They are an alliance of hundreds of individual Mexican American street gangs who gained popularity by selling drugs within prisons. D. None of the these is true.
What are compassionate prison designs?
What will be an ideal response?
An individual must possess certain moral qualifications to testify as a witness.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
A ______ error occurs when a true null hypothesis is erroneously rejected.
A. type I B. type II C. type III D. none of these