Discuss the amendment that prohibits cruel and unusual punishment, as well as the premise and outcome of the 2008 case of Baze and Bowling v. Rees

What will be an ideal response?


The Eighth Amendment prohibits cruel and unusual punishment. In Baze and Bowling v. Rees the court upheld the use of lethal injection as a method of execution unless there is a "substantial risk of serious harm" that the drugs used will not work effectively.

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Name and describe two methods for documenting bloodstain patterns

What will be an ideal response?

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Which of these on-line resource articles does the US Department of Justice make available to assist in understanding and responding to youth crime and school violence?

a. "Bullying in Schools" b. "Drive-By Shootings" c. "Gun Violence Among Serious Young Offenders" d. All of the above

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______ management is the intervention used, the management of that intervention, the containment of the emergency, and the successful resolution of the emergency.

a. Quick b. Rapid c. Emergency d. Proper

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Sue's case most likely will be dismissed because the evidence was illegally obtained. This is an example of:

a. exigent circumstances. b. exclusionary rule. c. inevitable discovery. d. corruption.

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