The ________ is best defined as a justification for punishment based on the theory that a social practice is desirable if it promotes the greatest good for the largest number of people.
A. incapacitation justification
B. utilitarian justification
C. retributive justification
D. rehabilitative justification
Answer: B
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Less-lethal weapons may cause officers to act too quickly when an incident might be handled without force.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
Sentences with a fixed term of years to serve are:
a. indeterminate ones. b. determinate ones. c. predictive ones. d. good time ones.
When seeking to avoid the defenses that the other party was the aggressor or that mutual combat occurred, police and prosecutors are likely to charge
a. disorderly conduct b. lesser assault c. public intoxication d. misdemeanor assault
The Latin phrase nemo dat quod non habet means
a. you're on your own b. let the buyer beware c. one cannot give what one does not have d. buy low, sell high