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nenivikky

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What principle states that a punishment is cruel and unusual if its harshness is grossly disproportionate to the gravity of the offense?
 
  a. the departure principle
  b. the proportionality principle
  c. the res judicata principle
  d. the sentencing guidelines principle

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Shaw and McKay explained crime and delinquency within the context of:
 
  a. the changing urban environment and ecological development of the city.
  b. subcultures with blocked means of achieving majority status.
  c. redistribution of goals and means.
  d. biological changes resulting from transient neighborhoods.


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patma1981

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Reply #1 on: Aug 12, 2018
Answer to Question 1

b

Answer to Question 2

A


nenivikky

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Reply 2 on: Aug 12, 2018
Excellent

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