Often, large firms contribute the services of their newest members for legal aid to indigent defendants, meaning that these defendants get more inexperienced and raw lawyers handing cases that could mean life or death

Indicate whether the statement is true or false


True

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A number of states have passed civil confinement laws, which allow corrections officials to:

A. extend the prison sentences of convicted sex offenders by ten years. B. confine sex offenders in noncorrectional facilities such as psychiatric hospitals after the conclusion of their prison terms. C. keep sex offenders in prison indefinitely. D. force sex offenders to undergo behavioral therapy while in prison.

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The variations on the life course theory are often used to explain ______.

a. social bonds b. external and internal controls c. the age–crime curve d. trajectories and transitions

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When examining early forms of punishment and corrections, it was clearly ______ compared with punishments today.

a. barbaric b. simplistic c. compassionate d. humane

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In recent years, state high courts have become important _____

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

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