The Supreme Court case __________ held that it is unconstitutional to execute defendants with mental retardation.

a. Atkins v. Virginia (2002)
b. Furman v. Georgia (1972)
c. Roper v. Simmons (2005)
d. Trop v. Dulles (1958)


a. Atkins v. Virginia (2002)

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Marx and Engels's statement that crime was simply the product of unjust and alienating social conditions came to be known as the ______ hypothesis.

a. primitive rebellion b. proletariat rebellion c. primitive revolution d. proletariat revolution

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Two of Sutherland's books were: [pp. 65-66]

a. The Principles of Differential Association and The White Collar Thief. b. Symbolic Interactionism and Deviance and White Collar Crime. c. Principles of Criminology and The Professional Thief. d. Differential Deviance and To Catch a Thief.

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In contrast to the past, today's drug addiction mainly refers to

a. chronic use & withdrawal b. physical dependence and withdrawal symptoms c. physical and psychological dependence d. only psychological dependence

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If the defendant enters a plea of nolo contendere at the preliminary hearing the criminal court will treat it the same as a plea of guilty

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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