Because of the heinous nature of the crime, several states have sought to enact laws permitting use of the death penalty for adults who:​

​The short-term history of corrections seems dominated by fads.

​The       offender is most likely to be the object of exploitation and practical jokes while incarcerated.

​Prison surpassed college as a place for young African American men after:

​Referrals to juvenile court for African American males occur more than       the rate for whites.

Probation may be revoked if the probationer fails to attend a therapy program.

After 1935 the number of executions began to:​

​Some people believe that         factors result in large numbers of Hispanics and African Americans being processed by the criminal justice system.

There have always been more African American men in prison than in college.​

Current case law indicates that capital punishment is legal as long as:​