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Regarding racial discrimination in capital sentencing, Ellsworth and Mauro (1998) stated that “a person denied housing or employment has _____ protection from racial discrimination than a person whose life is at stake.”

Following Gregg v. Georgia and its companion cases, all death sentences are:

The story model predicts that jurors select the verdict:

The predictive ability of more structured, scientific approaches to risk assessment has been found _____ compared with unstructured clinical judgment.

Because clinicians were not aware of how often offenders reoffend, which is called the _____, clinicians’ predictions would _____ the likelihood of violent behavior.

Many factors impact the size of venire but it typically ranges from _____ people.

According to the text, as of 2013, _____ states and the federal government adopted sexually violent predator _____ laws (SVP laws).

Scholars argue that it may be more productive to focus on _____ rather than on predicting violence. In risk assessment, the emphasis should be on dynamic risk factors that can be changed through _____.

The term _____ is part of memory processing. It means gathering information and putting it into a form that can be useful later on.

Many factors impact the size of venire but it typically ranges from _____ people.