The U.S. Supreme Court case of Gregg v. Georgia held that:
A. using the new two-stage procedure for death penalty cases was constitutional.
B. execution of the mentally retarded was unconstitutional.
C. the death penalty was unconstitutional.
D. the electric chair was unconstitutional.
Answer: A
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Why do Hirschi and Gottfredson conclude that white-collar criminality is less common as the types of criminality found among the lower classes?
a. People who have the opportunity to commit white-collar crimes rarely have the motivation b. People who are in a position to commit white-collar crimes rarely have the necessary opportunity c. People working at the white-collar level generally do not have the characteristics associated with crime commission d. People at the white-collar level generally do not have the skills to commit crimes of any type
Public meeting places are an absolute necessity in neighborhoods, and the lack thereof can make urban spaces empty and dangerous
a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false
__________ release occurs after an inmate has served time equal to the total sentence minus good time, if any, or to a certain percentage of the total sentence as specified by law.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
There are three independent views on the association between school failure and delinquency; which of the following statements does not reflect one of these three views?
a. school failure is unrelated to delinquency b. school failure is a direct cause of delinquent behavior c. school failure leads to emotional and psychological problems that are the actual cause of antisocial behavior d. school failure and delinquency share a common cause: social and personal problems