Describe what’s entailed in an internal examination during an autopsy.

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Performing the internal examination entails weighing, dissecting, and sectioning each organ of the body. When required microscopic examination of the sectioned organs is conducted, this can help in determining the cause of death. Examination of the cranium requires cutting an incision from behind one ear to the other, peeling the scalp upward and backward, and sawing of the skull in a circular cut; then the skull cap is removed to reveal the brain.

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In the 2011 case against prison overcrowding, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that prison overcrowding in California constituted ______.

A. harsh yet acceptable punishment B. cruel and unusual punishment C. punishment in keeping with the U.S. Constitution D. acceptable treatment, but only of violent offenders

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At , good behavior was rewarded by early release, and misbehavior was punished with extended time under a three-grade system of classification

a. Auburn Prison b. the Eastern Penitentiary c. Elmira d. the Western Penitentiary

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Which of the following refers to laws that provide lenient sentences in exchange for guilty pleas?

A) Judicial inducements B) Leniency laws C) Statutory inducements D) Plea bargains

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According to the text, the most serious challenge to state-corporate crime may ultimately require which of the following?

a. Very substantial fines b. Some legal reforms c. Prosecutorial autonomy d. A transformation of the political economy

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