The Supreme Court has essentially found 2 broad types of punishments as cruel and unusual under the Constitution. They are…a. barbaric and disproportionate punishmentsb. unequal and disparate punishmentsc. torturous and insurgent punishmentsd. none of the above
Glueck’s says indeterminate sentencing hasn’t worked in the…
Glueck’s says indeterminate sentencing hasn’t worked in the past because…a. not all states have indeterminate sentencingb. indeterminate sentencing provisions apply only to specified types of crimesc. the aims of indeterminate sentencing have been defeated by judges and parole boardsd. all of the above
Short answer essays. Answer one of the questions below not…
Short answer essays. Answer one of the questions below not answered in previous question. Be sure to label your answer with the appropriate letter. A. Explain the kind of circumstance in which Kant would allow for a punishment short of death, even when the penalty of death is called for under the law. B. Explain Beccaria’s view on the death penalty and what Hegel says in response. C. Provide any 3 of the Bentham’s rules of punishment. D. What is the psychoanalytical explanation of the human desire for retribution? E. Explain the conditions in which the death penalty is not cruel and unusual punishment, according to the Supreme Court in the case of In re Kemmler.
Measures of government may be said to be conformable to the…
Measures of government may be said to be conformable to the principle in the previous question when an action’s tendency to augment the happiness of the community is greater than any tendency it has to diminish it.a. trueb. false
Which Constitutional amendment bans the use of cruel and unu…
Which Constitutional amendment bans the use of cruel and unusual punishment?a. 3rdb. 4thc. 6thd. 8th
From the late 1800s to the 1960s, which type of theories wer…
From the late 1800s to the 1960s, which type of theories were dominant in corrections?a. retributivist theoriesb. consequentialist theoriesc. mixed theoriesd. moralist theories
According to Hegel, when is a wrong a crime?a. if wrong, in…
According to Hegel, when is a wrong a crime?a. if wrong, in one’s opinion, is honestly thought to be rightb. if wrong is purported to be right in order to deceive anotherc. if wrong has no semblance of right, and there is no expectation that the victim will regard the wrong as rightd. all of the above
Which concerns below are undermined by retributivist theorie…
Which concerns below are undermined by retributivist theories?a. overbroad discretionsb. lack of procedural fairnessc. lack of transparencyd. all of the above
Immanuel Kant refers to the notion of proportionality in pun…
Immanuel Kant refers to the notion of proportionality in punishment as the “principle of equality.”a. trueb. false
With whom are retributivist theories associated with?a. Ben…
With whom are retributivist theories associated with?a. Benthamb. Kantc. Hegeld. all of the abovee. b & c only