In Brown v. Board of Education (1954), the U.S. Supreme Court unanimously declared segregation in public schools unconstitutional. This decision overturned Plessy v. Ferguson (1896) and established new case law that was instrumental in ending legal segregation in the United States. As a result, Brown v. Board of Education is considered to be a ______ case.
A. criminal
B. ordinance
C. landmark
D. class action
D. class action
Criminal Justice
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A. Émile Durkheim B. Karl Marx C. Max Weber D. Thomas Aquinas
Criminal Justice
Examples of physical abuse include ______.
A. hitting B. burning C. slapping D. all of these
Criminal Justice
Under pressure from the Catholic Church, the Pennsylvania legislature in 1790 called for renovation of the prison system
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Criminal Justice
Who were John Augustus and Matthew Davenport Hill, and what was their role in regard to probation in their respective countries?
What will be an ideal response?
Criminal Justice