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​The performance-based movement calls for a reshaping of the philosophy of probation with a new emphasis on:

In prison terminology, the “fish” is a(n):​

The number of states without the death penalty has               in recent years.​

​The term           refers to the belief that one who takes another’s life deserves punishment equal to the victim’s fate.

An offender who presents belated evidence of innocence is entitled to a new hearing in a federal court before execution.​

Aggravated and mitigating circumstances are looked at during the sentencing phase of a bifurcated trial.​

​Replacing decrepit facilities is cost effective.

One of the negatives about community justice approaches is that they fail to recognize the underlying problems of the offender, victims, and others in the neighborhood.​

To try to ensure a more thorough deliberation before imposing the death sentence, legislatures enacted:​

​The last public execution in American took place in Wheeling, West Virginia, on November 17, 1929.