The issue of life in prison without parole was revisited in __________ when the Court held that a minor convicted of a homicide offense could not be sentenced to life in prison without parole absent consideration of the youth’s particular
circumstances.
A) Miller v. Alabama (2012)
B) Roper v. Simmons (2005)
C) In re Gault (1967)
D) Kent v. United States (1967)
A) Miller v. Alabama (2012)
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Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Compared with other countries, the United States incarceration rate is
a. lower than most other countries. b. lower than most third world countries but higher than most industrialized countries. c. tied with other Western industrialized countries. d. the highest in the world.
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a. True b. False
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