Cooper v. Pate (1964) signaled the end of the "hands-off" policy
a. True
b. False
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
True
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Citizens have always respected law enforcement officials, whether county sheriffs, municipal police, or marshals
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)
1. In 2002, in the case of Gregg v. Georgia, the court held executions of individuals with intellectual disabilities is a violation of the Eighth Amendment’s ban against cruel and unusual punishment. 2. In 2005, in the case of Roper v. Simmons the court found executing individuals under the age of 18 years old was considered unconstitutional and a violation of the Eighth Amendment’s ban on cruel and unusual punishment. 3. Some states use statutory exclusion, an automatic transfer to adult court for certain offenses. 4. A reverse waiver involves the process of sending youths, who are over the maximum age of jurisdiction, back to juvenile court in certain cases. 5. If a youth is a sexual offender, the intake officer may choose to apply a nonjudicial adjustment, or intervention without the use of the juvenile court.
Legal scholars refer to the ______ to reflect laws that stipulate that all individuals can be convicted of a murder if the murder occurred during the commission of a felony.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
In which part of the country were prisons seldom used before the Civil War?
A. The North B. The South C. The East D. The West