What was the purpose of trial by ordeal?
A. to determine guilt
B. to identify possible suspects
C. to determine the appropriate punishment
D. to identify the victim
A. to determine guilt
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a. True b. False
Being abused or neglected as a child __________ the odds of being arrested, both as a juvenile and as an adult.
A. decreases B. increases C. initially increases then decreases D. does not impact
Which of the following is a legitimate explanation for the fact that women are less likely to receive a death sentence than men?
A) A female offender is more likely to be a juvenile when she commits a murder. B) Women are more likely to kill strangers, rather than friends or family members. C) Homicides by women are less likely to involve the specific circumstances that increase the likelihood of a death sentence. D) Juries are less willing to sentence female offenders to death.
Nationwide, the rate of drug admissions to state prison for black men isthirteen times greater than the rate for white men
a. True b. False