Author Question: What principle states that a punishment is cruel and unusual if its harshness is grossly ... (Read 32 times)

nenivikky · **on:** Aug 12, 2018

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

Question 2

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.