The last case of the day involves a 16-year-old high school dropout who was convicted of auto theft. He had no prior record and says that he dropped out of high school to help his family but has not been able to find work. You are convinced that he only stole the car out of economic need. You hand down a sentence consisting of probation, with a condition of attending job training. Your goal is to help the offender improve his chances at landing a job, which should help keep him away from crime. This decision reflects the ________________ ethic.
a. just deserts
b. expiation
c. treatment
d. social contract
c. treatment
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Which of the following is not one of the reasons plea bargaining became more common over time?
A. less concern over defendant's rights B. increasing complexity of the system C. increasing numbers of cases D. increasingly competent defense representation
A man is in the course of a robbery, at this time, a customer enters the store and the robber shoots the customer in the head. The actor is charged with
a. capital murder. b. murder. c. manslaughter. d. criminally negligent homicide.
Discuss the individual costs and problems suffered by victims of crime
What will be an ideal response?
The deprivation model can be used to explain the high level of prison violence, because the stressful and oppressive conditions of prison life lead to aggressive behavior on the part of inmates
Indicate whether the statement is true or false