Since the 1970s, There Has Been a Movement Away from the Overuse

question 12

Multiple Choice

Since the 1970s, there has been a movement away from the overuse of parole board discretion authority, instead, replacing the discretionary power with the use of _____________.

• A) mandatory minimum sentences
• B) required treatment programs
• C) statutory guidelines
• D) split sentences

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Definitions:

First Land Plants

Early plants that began to colonize the land over 470 million years ago, evolving adaptations to survive in terrestrial environments.

Radiometric Dating

Radiometric dating is a technique used to date materials such as rocks or carbon, by determining the relative proportions of particular radioactive isotopes present in the sample.

Isotope Decays

The process by which an unstable atomic nucleus loses energy by emitting radiation, leading to a change in its atomic number or mass.

Half-Life

Characteristic time it takes for half of a quantity of a radioisotope to decay.