Describe the Miller v. Alabama case and the impact on the juvenile justice system.
What will be an ideal response?
The case involved Evan Miller (age 14) of Alabama, who was convicted of murder after he and another minor (Colby Smith) set fire to a trailer where they often bought drugs. Miller and Smith used alcohol and marijuana with the inhabitant of the trailer, Cole Cannon. Cannon fell asleep, and Miller stole the contents of his wallet. When Cannon woke up, Smith hit him over the head with a baseball bat and Miller beat him severely with the bat. Smith and Miller then set fire to the trailer and Cannon died. Miller was tried as an adult and given life without parole. In 2012, the U.S. Supreme Court reversed and remanded the state supreme courts’ decisions in Alabama and Arkansas. With the opinion written by Justice Elena Kagan, the court ruled that the Eighth Amendment protection against cruel and unusual punishment did not permit the mandatory sentencing of life in prison without parole for juvenile homicide offenders.
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a. Plato b. Aristotle c. Socrates d. Euripides
Which of the following is not one of the ideas contributed to the criminological literature by labeling theory?
a. Deviant individuals achieve their status by virtue of social definition b. Negative self-images follow from processing by the formal criminal justice system c. Deviance is the consequence of a quality inherent in human activity d. Labeling by society tends to perpetuate crime
The host checks the condition of the menus. Menus that are found dirty, torn, or smudged should not be discarded but saved in case you need a backup menu in an emergency situation.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
Is defined as repeated, aggressive behavior with physical (hitting, punching, and spitting) and verbal (teasing, name calling, and spreading false rumors) components
a. Bullying b. Gangsterism c. Hazing d. Mentoring