What are Son of Sam laws?

What will be an ideal response?


A strong answer will define the laws as follows: Son of Sam laws prohibit convicted felons from profiting from books, films, or television programs that recount their crimes; instead, these laws make such funds available to victims.

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? Henry Huggins is a state's attorney who wants to be mayor of Baltimore. He knows that mayors before him have run and won on the "tough on crime" platform. Henry also believes in being tough but fair and knows that he has the winning record both in the courtroom and in politics. He feels that every person deserves a full array of constitutional rights and preserving democratic ideals is paramount over the need to punish the guilty.  If Henry believes in democratic ideals and that decisions made in the justice system must fall under careful scrutiny, what perspective on justice does Henry take?

A. Noninterventionist B. Crime control C. Due process D. Equal justice

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A plot by two or more people to carry out an illegal or harmful act is called a

A. conspiracy. B. corpus delicti. C. inchoate offenses. D. targeted.

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A greater percentage of certain racial and ethnic groups in the correctional population than in the general U.S. population is known as ________

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

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The membership of the Weatherman group mostly consisted of ______.

a. young, African American, educated members from urban areas b. seasoned, older former communists and anarchists c. young, White, educated members of the middle class d. largely uneducated street toughs

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