Surveys demonstrated ______ among the public for locking up offenders from the 1970s to the mid-1990s, as crime rates were rising. “Get tough” sentencing policies enjoyed 85% approval rates in the 1990s but by 2012, approval ratings for “get tough” policies had dropped to ______.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
Widespread support, 62%
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a. True b. False
It should not be surprising that __________symptoms are essentially the mirror image of symptoms observed when a person is under the influence of heroin
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
Retribution is also referred to as "just deserts."
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
What was the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling in Zinermon v. Burch, 1990?
A. Outpatient civil commitment of a mentally disabled individual must be brief yet intense. B. At civil commitment hearings, mentally disabled individuals must be represented by a mental health advocate. C. Sexually violent predators can be involuntarily hospitalized following their prison sentence. D. Persons who are seriously mentally disabled are unable to consent voluntarily to being institutionalized.