The Due Process Revolution in the 1960s

question 29

Multiple Choice

The due process revolution in the 1960s:

• A)emphasized the police power of the state to control individuals who were protesting the government's policies.
• B)tilted the balance between results and means in criminal justice in favor of the state.
• C)emphasized the needs of crime victims.
• D)tilted the balance between results and means in criminal justice in favor of process (means)and individual rights.

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Definitions:

Experimental Method

A research method designed to test hypotheses and establish cause-and-effect relationships through manipulation and controlled conditions.

Population

The total number of individuals of a species living in a particular area or environment, considered together as a group for study in various sciences.

Biased Sample

A sample that does not accurately represent the population from which it was drawn, due to systematic exclusion of some part of the population.

Double-Blind Control

An experimental setup where neither the participants nor the experimenters know who is receiving a particular treatment, minimizing bias.