In ___________ the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the death penalty as administered constituted cruel and unusual treatment.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
Furman v. Georgia (1972)
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A law that inflicts a greater punishment than was available when the crime was committed is termed a(n) ____________________ law.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
Which is a disadvantage of GPS according to the text?
A. it is very cheap B. it requires more manpower to monitor C. lost signal in bad weather D. enhanced signal in urban areas
Positivists rejected much of the philosophical basis of classical thinkers’ arguments and, instead, relied on what?
a. studies of the causes of crime to determine appropriate punishment b. the view of individuals as hedonistic c. similar punishments for similar crimes d. swift justice regardless of the circumstances of a crime
When a bullet strikes a body, the skin is first pushed in and then perforated while in the stretched state. The entrance wound will be larger than the exit wound because the bullet deforms after stretching the skin, and there will not be as much of the bullet to exit the body.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)