All of the following are reasons why liberals are dubious about using the criminal justice system as the main response to crime EXCEPT:
a) When crimes are bred by social conditions, more police and prisons are likely to be ineffective since they ignore the root of the problem. b) It is morally questionable to punish someone for something that may not be caused by circumstances out of the person's control. c) Excessive concentration on punishment leads to a substantial negative social cost. d) Only consequences that are swift, severe, and certain can deter crime
D
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a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false
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a. Nineteenth b. Twentieth c. Twenty-Sixth d. Twenty-Seventh
The origin of the movement to give more rights to women was probably the
A. Rights Manifesto. B. Seneca Falls Convention. C. Nineteenth Amendment. D. "Rosie the Riveter" worker. E. Equal Rights Amendment.
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a. federal b. confederate c. unitary system. d. bifederal