You are a new member of a parole board, where the trend has been to take the feelings of the victims into account. You are asked point-blank by the other members of the board your opinions about this issue: Are the feelings of victims given too much weight in a parole hearing? You need the respect of your colleagues, so you must justify your answer with statistics and facts.

What will be an ideal response?


Answers will vary

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List and define three of those five developments.

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What will be an ideal response?

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Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)

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