Doctors doing entry examinations in prisons to examine a new inmate's head for bumps or cavities to develop a criminal profile refers to which of the following?

A. parsimony
B. epistemology
C. phrenology
D. transparency


Answer: C

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The War on Drugs is an example of morality policy making based on a moral panic which has led to ______.

a. unethical and discriminatory results and mass imprisonment b. a decrease in the illegal consumption of drugs c. growth of powerful drug lords in the U.S. d. a drop in the supply of illegal drugs in the U.S.

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Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)

1. Politically motivated criminals are also known as convictional criminals. 2. In the United States, the category of "political crime" became legally recognized as a distinguishable offense subject to prosecution in 1992. 3. According to the "Nuremberg principle," offenders who commit human rights violations because they are told to do so can be subject to criminal penalty. 4. There is not currently international unity in the definition and response to terrorist activity. 5. To date, no attempt has been made to form an international body to regulate human rights violations.

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Carjacking is believed to have originated in Detroit sometime in the early 1980s, and it gained popularity by auto theft copycats throughout the nation during the 1990s

a. True b. False

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In Zadvydas v. Davis, the U.S. Supreme Court held that such a detention could not extend beyond the _____ necessary to remove the alien

a. reasonable time b. proper and c. maximum time d. minimum time

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