Which of the following is an advantage of mandatory sentencing statutes?
A. They may increase prosecutorial discretion.
B. They may reduce judicial discretion.
C. They allow for greater jury discretion.
D. They have achieved certainty in the punishment of serious offenses.
B. They may reduce judicial discretion.
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A. securities fraud B. money laundering C. Ponzi schemes D. embezzlement
Laws differ across states
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Some violent offenders have a disturbed character structure commonly referred to as psychopathy, sociopathy, or antisocial personality. What is known about the psychopathic personality?
a. Children who lack the opportunity to form an attachment to a father figure during the first three years of life are most likely to develop psychopathic personalities. b. Children who lack the opportunity to form an attachment to a mother figure during the first three years of life are most likely to develop psychopathic personalities. c. Psychopaths are less likely to become chronic offenders than are non-psychopaths. d. Psychopaths, as a rule, experience an inordinate number of abnormal fears.