Provide a rational argument in favor of the elimination of the death penalty. Identify at least three reasons why the death penalty should be abolished
What will be an ideal response?
Answers will vary but should address issues such as the question of the deterrent effect of the death penalty; the irreversibility of the death penalty, including the potential for exoneration and the risk of executing an innocent person; the cost of a death sentence compared to life without parole; ethnical issues inherent in sentencing someone to death; the question of equitability and the possibility of discrimination in sentencing.
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A scholar is interested in studying the inhumane, war-like treatment of child labor immigrants awaiting to be deported upon an illegally run factory being busted. Which theoretical perspective is best to study this topic with intent to understand class, criminalization, and power?
a) Biological theories b) Antithesis theories c) Subcultural theories d) Critical theorists
Crime rates are:
a. descriptive b. explanatory c. inferential d. exploratory
The ________ thief takes a great deal of time in planning a crime to avoid detection and to net the greatest cache of property possible
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
Forcible Entry and Forcible Detainer are: Select the correct answer
a. Forcible Entry (PC 603) forcibly and without the consent of the owner, representative of the owner, enter a dwelling house, cabin, or other building occupied or constructed for occupation by humans, and who damages, injures or destroys any property of value. b. Forcible Detainer (PC 418) possession of property by use of force and violence. c. Forcible Entry (PC 603) forcibly and without the consent of the owner, representative of the owner, enters a dwelling house, cabin, or other building occupied or constructed for occupation by humans, and who damages, injures or destroys any property of value. d. Forcible Detainer (PC 418) is similar to false arrest; holding someone against their will. e. A & B are correct