According to Some Research, Defendants with Which of the Following

question 5

Multiple Choice

According to some research, defendants with which of the following characteristics are more likely to receive harshest sentences?

• A) young adults
• B) Whites
• C) females
• D) high socioeconomic status

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Definitions:

Personality Development

The growth and development of the organized pattern of behaviors and attitudes that makes a person distinctive over their lifetime.

Fixated

An obsessive or focused attention on a particular object, task, or idea, often to an excessive or unhealthy degree.

Psychosexual Stage

A framework in Freudian psychology that divides child development into five stages, each characterized by a different focus of libido (sexual drive or energy).

Needs Delayed

The concept of postponing or deferring one's immediate needs or desires for a later time.