If we define crime using how courts decide criminal cases, then the meaning of crime is constructed by humans using their own biases and perspectives to define social harm
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
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Match the term or concept with the correct description
1. adversary system a. how the vast majority of criminal cases are resolved 2. plea bargain b. imprisonment 3. courtroom work group c. characterized by harsh physical punishment of deviants 4. repressive law d. established bifurcated juries and aggravating and mitigating factors in death penalty cases. 5. incarceration e. consists of the prosecutor, judge and defense attorneys 6. liberation hypothesis f. executions may increase homicides 7. incapacitation g. keeping criminals behind bars 8. brutalization effect h. a legal process where prosecutors and defense attorneys are “combatants” 9. correctional supervision i. to be in prison or jail, or on probation or parole 10. Gregg v. Georgia j. the idea that in more serious cases, there is little discretion to affect a sentence
The biggest losers in the Institutional Treasury Management case were:
A. stockbrokers. B. taxpayers. C. banks. D. the public.
In some states, parents can be held criminally liable for their kids' illegal activities
a. True b. False
Weeks v. U.S. gave birth to the ____________ _____________ in 1914
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word