There is much debate as to whether capital punishment is a deterrent to crime

a. True
b. False
Indicate whether the statement is true or false


True

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A review of 23 years of state death sentences found that more than 70 of the reversals were the result of egregiously incompetent lawyering, prosecutorial misconduct or suppression of evidence, misinstruction of jurors, or judge or juror bias

a. True b. False

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According to the textbook, it is up to _____to ensure that victims participate at the sentencing hearing

a. defense attorneys b. police c. prosecutors d. judges

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About ______ of women have custody of children at the time of their incarceration.

a. 50% b. 60% c. 70% d. 80%

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According to James Q Wilson, which style of policing focuses on maintaining order and is associated with declining industrial, blue-collar communities

a. enforcer b. watchman c. legalistic d. service

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