How many states authorize lethal injections as a method of execution, as of 2010?
a. 50
b. 13
c. 36
d. 26
Answer: c. 36
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Most published evaluation studies are which type?
A. impact B. need C. process D. evaluability
Defenses that result in the defendant being convicted of a lesser crime, but do not result in an acquittal, are known as perfect defenses
a. True b. False
?Reginald was convicted of assault and battery and home invasion. He spent seven years in prison and was recently released on probation. He reports daily to a day reporting center where he submits to a drug test before going to work. Given the description in the preface, it would appear that Reginald has been assigned:
A. an intermediate sanction. B. an indeterminate sanction. C. a determinant sanction. D. a general sanction. E. supervised probation.
Erikson suggests that the self-fulfilling prophecy as applied to the study of deviance means that
a. society views self-fulfillment as the only option for the ex-deviant to embrace conformity and return to society. b. society's view that "once deviant, always deviant" creates a situation that limits the opportunities for the ex-deviant to conform. c. predictions about the future of deviance are likely to be incorrect. d. persons of lower economic status will have greater likelihood of committing deviance.