Bob is convicted of robbery and given the maximum sentence of five years in prison. Six months later the law is changed and the maximum sentence for robbery is raised to ten years. Bob is returned to court and re-sentenced under the new law to ten years in prison. Bob's new sentence is unconstitutional because it violates the due process, ex post facto and double ________ clauses of the
United States Constitution.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
Answer: jeopardy
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________________ is the process of directing and mobilizing people and their ideas to achieve an organizational goal
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There are six principal organizations within the United Nations: the Security Council, the General Assembly, the Economic and Social Council, the Trusteeship Council, the International Court of Justice, and ________
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Which of the following social bonds refers to the investment that an individual has to the normative values of society?
a. attachment b. commitment c. involvement d. belief
These reports commissioned by the US Department of Justice in 1985 and 1990 reaffirmed the need for training in the private security industry:
a. The Wickersham Reports b. Crime in a Free Nation c. Hallcrest I & II Reports d. The Unlawful Society Report