Bentham’s approach to punishment has been described as utilitarianism because of its emphasis on the worth an action holds for the individual undertaking it
a. True
b. False
Answer: True
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The number of convictions through plea bargaining in the United States is closest to:
A) 50 percent. B) 90 percent. C) 60 percent. D) 80 percent.
Community courts frequently deal with minor offenders and employalternative sentencing strategies that place many of those they handle intotreatment and counseling programs, allowing them to avoid time in jail orprison
a. True b. False
Psychological abuse includes ______.
a. forcing a partner to perform any sexual act without freely consenting or being unable to consent or refuse b. the use of verbal and nonverbal communication with the intent to harm another person mentally or emotionally, ultimately to gain control over that person c. any physical, sexual, or psychological harm committed by a current or former spouse, opposite-sex cohabitating partner, same-sex cohabiting partner, date, or boyfriend or girlfriend d. nonsexual physically violent actions that may include pushing, shoving, punching, slapping, strangling, kicking, pulling hair, and restraining the partner
Answer the following statements true (T) or false (F)
1) Robbery is essentially the same crime as burglary, a crime involving theft of property. 2) Guns are used in about 40 percent of all robberies. 3) A person enters a store with the intention of robbing it and points a gun at the clerk; however, they leave before anything is taken. This is not a robbery but would be classified as a disorderly conduct. 4) Private citizen robberies have a higher monetary loss than robberies of banks. 5) The loss sustained in most robberies is less than $100.00.