Beccaria's beliefs and writings about the proportionality of crime and punishment have been credited as the basis for the elimination of what nineteenth-century practice?
a. public executions b. hanging
c. the death penalty d. torture
d
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InUnited States v. Mechanik,the Supreme Court held that racial bias in selecting grand jury members results in automatic reversal of its indictment
a. True b. False
When we use or hear the term time-out, we commonly think of an athletic event (e.g., football) or perhaps parenting. For the police supervisor, a time-out equates to leisure time
Explain and discuss the concept of "leisure time" as part of a police supervisor's priority.
__________ is the understanding that the continuation of a system or family relationship may take priority due to the fear of the anticipated consequences
Fill in the blank(s) with the correct word.
Based on the concept of "new federalism," _____
a. the federal law is always given authority over state law, even if the state law grants more freedoms and liberties to the individual b. the state law is always given authority over federal law, regardless of which law grants more freedoms and liberties c. the federal law is given authority over state law, unless the state law grants more freedoms and liberties to the individual d. federal law is given authority over state law, unless the state law grants additional authority to the state government that is not recognized by the U.S. Constitution