List the pros and cons of three-strikes laws
What will be an ideal response?
• Three-strikes laws require judges to sentence third-time felons to extremely long prison sentences (often twenty years, thirty years, or life).Proponents argue that they will reduce crime by targeting repeat violent offenders. Opponents argue that three-strikes laws are an overreach that can result in absurd sentences for the third crime, as well as costing immense sums, leading to prison overcrowding, and taking away incentives for defendants to plea bargain.
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Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)
1. Woodson v. North Carolina was the first case to successfully challenge the use of the death penalty. 2. Research has conclusively demonstrated that the death penalty is not a deterrent to murder. 3. Some criminologists argue that capital punishment has a brutalizing effect rather than a deterrent effect. 4. Over 75% of offenders who are sentenced to death have been executed in a timely manner. 5. Life without parole is more expensive than the cost of a capital case (from arrest to execution).
Hervey Cleckley described the __________ as a "moral idiot."
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
Which of the following statements reflects a feature of conflict theory?
A. It specifies the sources of power in society. B. It acknowledges that power in society comes primarily from the ownership of private property. C. It calls for subordinate groups to give up some of their power to dominant groups. D. It is reformist in its policy implications.
What type of search is useful when an item is missing from the center and the search must be conducted rapidly? (The search may begin in the inside or the outside as the circumstances dictate.)
a. Area b. Aerial c. Quadrant d. Circular