In 1972, Charles Manson's death sentence was reduced to a life sentence. Manson received a(n)

a. reprieve.
b. commutation of sentence.
c. abatement.
d. pardon.


b

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a. True b. False

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The capitalistic system expects everyone to

A. behave in a (somewhat) greedy fashion B. work harder, produce more goods and better services C. create more significant innovations and invent better products D. all of the above

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The UCR expresses data as raw figures, crime rates, and changes in the number and rate over time. How are crime rates expressed in the UCR?

A. Rates per 1,000 total U.S. population B. Rates per 10,000 total U.S. population C. Rates per 100,000 total U.S. population D. Rates per 1,000,000 total U.S. population

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Which of the following characteristics most aptly applies to situational child molesters?

A. They never abuse anyone except children. B. They are always members of higher socioeconomic groups. C. They have a true sexual preference for children. D. They usually have fewer number of different child victims.

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