Site MapHelpFeedbackTrue of False
True of False
(See related pages)

1
Statutory sentencing structures designate a range of punishments for specific crimes.
A)True
B)False
2
The practice known as "judge-shopping" is a result of sentencing disparities.
A)True
B)False
3
When the framers of the Constitution incorporated the ban against cruel and unusual punishment into the Bill of Rights, what they probably had in mind were the many grisly forms of execution that had appeared in the human history, such as flaying and burning at the stake.
A)True
B)False
4
Recent demographic statistics of death row inmates reveal that persons on death row are fairly representative of the general population.
A)True
B)False
5
The decision in Furman v. Georgia was a statement against the manner in which statutes allowed the death penalty to be imposed.
A)True
B)False
6
The new "Three Strikes and You're Out" laws that call for life imprisonment following a third felony conviction are an example of an indeterminate sentence.
A)True
B)False
7
The federal courts have ruled in favor of relying on statistical studies to demonstrate that, at least in a few jurisdictions, the death penalty is more often imposed along racial lines.
A)True
B)False
8
A conviction can be automatically reversed when major due process requirements were not apparent at trial.
A)True
B)False
9
The brutalization argument against capital punishment holds that executions increase the homicide rate.
A)True
B)False
10
In recent years, every poll conducted on capital punishment has found that the majority of Americans favor the death penalty for murderers.
A)True
B)False





To learn more about the book this website supports, please visit its Information Center.
(c)2007 McGraw-Hill Higher Education
Any use is subject to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy.
McGraw-Hill Higher Education is one of the many fine businesses of The McGraw-Hill Companies.


Inciardi 8e OLCOnline Learning Center

Home > Chapter 13 > True or False