The Trend Today in Balancing Results and Means in Criminal

question 15

Multiple Choice

The trend today in balancing results and means in criminal justice:

• A)continues to be strongly in favor of individual rights by emphasizing process (means).
• B)has shifted away from process to results.
• C)is impossible to determine because the Supreme Court has not made it clear.
• D)is equally poised between process (means)and results.

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Definitions:

Independence

The state of being self-sufficient and not reliant on others for support or decision-making.

Moral Values

Principles or standards of behavior that are considered important by a society or group in discerning right from wrong and guiding ethical decisions and actions.

Restitution

The act of restoring something lost or stolen to its proper owner or compensating for loss, damage, or injury.

Retribution

A form of punishment intended as a morally justified response to wrongdoing, emphasizing the idea of "an eye for an eye."