______ was the first penal institution to use individual cells and work details for inmates.
a. Sing Sing
b. Walnut Street Jail
c. Eastern State Penitentiary
d. Castle Island Fortress
b. Walnut Street Jail
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The dual court system
A. refers to local and state court systems. B. refers to federal and state court systems. C. refers to criminal and civil court systems. D. refers to adult and juvenile court systems.
The moratorium on the death penalty ended with which of the following cases?
A. Furman v. Georgia B. Atkins v. Virginia C. Roper v. Simmons D. Gregg v. Georgia
Research indicates that all of the following characteristics distinguish sexually aggressive from nonaggressive males EXCEPT ______.
A. a tendency to misread cues from women B. gratification from being able to dominate women C. the innate desire to be controlled by women D. an insecure attitude toward women
According to SCOTUS in North Carolina v. Alford, which is true regarding a plea of guilty?
a. A defendant's plea of guilty, when the defendant believes he or she is innocent, can never constitute a voluntary guilty plea. b. The only constitutional requirement is that the guilty plea be voluntary. c. A guilty plea must consist of both a waiver of trial and an express admission of guilt. d. To pass constitutional muster, a guilty plea must be voluntary and intelligent.