Which of the following arguments regarding the death penalty is a retentionist rationale?
A) Just deserts
B) Lack of proven deterrence
C) Arbitrariness
D) Discrimination
A) Just deserts
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__________ Act of 1919 provided the mechanism for federal enforcement of prohibition by creating the Prohibition Bureau
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
One of the biggest disadvantages of the use of the median as a measure of central tendency is what?
A. It is too easy to compute. B. It fails to fully use all available data points. C. It is susceptible to extreme scores and outliers. D. It uses all available data points.
Match each item to the phrase or sentence listed below.
A. Immigration and Nationality Act B. The immigration justice system C. Detention D. Asylee E. Office of Victims of Immigration Crime Engagement F. Refugee G. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) H. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) I. Green card J. Emergency Quota Act
According to the text, when evaluating the success of crime prevention programs, they should be carefully examined for all of the following reasons except:
a. Measuring what did not happen is nearly impossible. b. Crime is usually overreported. c. The reduction in reported crime could be the result of the crime prevention program or occur because the responsible criminal or criminals left town, went to jail on some other charge, died, and so on. d. Crime can be influenced by everything from season and weather changes, school truancy rates, and the flu.