Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)
1. Cable networks and talk radio personalities have politicized the discussion on crime policy.
2. Sentencing policy can be influenced by interest groups.
. Conservatives have attacked the last two chief justices of the U.S. Supreme Court for endangering the public because they reduced the prison population.
4. Correctional policy is most strongly influenced by public opinion.
5. Correctional workers' unions contribute large amounts of money to elected officials who decide on their salaries and benefits.
1. True
2. True
3. False
4. False
5. True
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Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
While our more primitive brain networks are inherited at birth, higher development depends on environmental developments after birth. Which field of study seeks to understand this brain development?
a. Evolutionary psychology b. Behavioral genetics c. Psychological theories d. Neurosciences
According to various professional groups, prolonged viewing of media violence can lead to emotional desensitization towards violence in real life
a. True b. False
The notion of ___________ suggests that an individual can only be subjected to one prosecution or punishment for a single offense in the same jurisdiction
A) double jeopardy B) self-incrimination C) fundamental fairness D) incorporation E) jurisprudence