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A. True
B. False
A. True
B. False
A. True
B. False
A. Restoration
B. Deterrence
C. Rehabilitation
D. Incapacitation
A. True
B. False
A. True
B. False
A. Drug treatment programming
B. Probation
C. House arrest
D. Electronic monitoring
A. Mandatory sentencing
B. Determinate sentencing
C. Indeterminate sentencing
D. Retributive sentencing
A. Celerity
B. Severity
C. Certainty
D. Rapidity
A. True
B. False
A. True
B. False
A. True
B. False
A. Incapacitation
B. Rehabilitation
C. Deterrence
D. Retribution
A. Deterrence
B. Retribution
C. Incapacitation
D. Rehabilitation
A. Profiting from media that recount their crimes
B. Committing the same crime again
C. Living within a certain distance of a school
D. Contacting the victims of their crime or their families
A. Probation
B. Jail
C. Parole
D. Rehabilitation
A. Constitutionally
B. Consecutively
C. Concurrently
D. Conservatively
A. True
B. False
A. Forgive
B. Pardon
C. Grant clemency
D. Sentence commutation
A. Deterrence
B. Retribution
C. Incapacitation
D. Rehabilitation
A. Death penalty
B. Fines
C. Imprisonment
D. Intermediate sanctions
A. Specific deterrence
B. General deterrence
C. Rehabilitation
D. Just deserts
A. True
B. False
A. Prohibits criminal punishment of certain acts
B. Limits method of punishment
C. Restricts amount of punishment
D. Ensures equal sentences for codefendants
A. Restoration
B. Deterrence
C. Incapacitation
D. Rehabilitation
A. Thirty days in jail
B. Three years probation
C. 300 hours of community service and counseling
D. A $10,000 fine
E. All of these
A. True
B. False
A. True
B. False
A. Hanging
B. Drawing
C. Quartering
D. Stoning
E. All of these
A. Alabama
B. South Carolina
C. Georgia
D. Virginia
A. True
B. False
A. True
B. False
A. True
B. False
A. True
B. False
A. 1;5
B. 5;10
C. 10;15
D. 15;2
A. Deterrence
B. Retribution
C. Incapacitation
D. Rehabilitation
A. Canada
B. Scotland
C. Japan
D. Australia
E. All of these
A. True
B. False
A. True
B. False
A. True
B. False
A. Specific Deterrence
B. Objectively reasonable
C. Effective for crime reduction
D. All of these
A. General Deterrence
B. Civil Liability
C. Touts
D. None of these
A. True
B. False
A. Severity
B. Motion to suppress evidence
C. Motion to override jury’s decision and grant the defendant a new trial
D. All of these
A. Celerity
B. Postconventional Level
C. Swiftness
D. None of these
A. Rehabilitation
B. Behaviors
C. Crimes
D. All of these
A. True
B. False
A. Retribution
B. Physical
C. Firearm
D. All of these
A. Just deserts
B. Strict liability
C. Criminal liability
D. None of these
A. Restoration
B. Rotten apple
C. Rotten fruit
D. None of these