4.5. Re-Evaluating Policy
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What is the primary argument presented regarding policies in the criminal justice world?
View answer and explanationThe text explains that many crimes are socially constructed and categorized as mala prohibita rather than mala in se. What does this imply about the policies surrounding them?
View answer and explanationWhat was a primary belief held by policymakers that led to the enactment of the Eighteenth Amendment (Prohibition)?
View answer and explanationAccording to the text, what was a significant, unintended consequence of the Prohibition era?
View answer and explanationIn which U.S. state is it illegal to build, maintain, or use a nuclear weapon within Chico city limits?
View answer and explanationWhat is the bizarre law mentioned for Connecticut?
View answer and explanationIn what state is it a felony to sell your children?
View answer and explanationAccording to the text, what is illegal for a man to give his fiancé in Idaho?
View answer and explanationWhat unusual law concerning duels exists in Kentucky?
View answer and explanationIn Minnesota, what activity involving a chicken on one's head is not allowed when entering Wisconsin?
View answer and explanationWhat is the strange law regarding kissing in Eureka, Nevada?
View answer and explanationIn which state is it forbidden for a female to appear unshaven in public?
View answer and explanationWhat is the unusual law concerning physical endurance while driving in Oregon?
View answer and explanationHow can a person become legally married in Texas according to the bizarre law mentioned?
View answer and explanationWhat is the law regarding women and false teeth in Vermont?
View answer and explanationWhat must a motorist with criminal intentions do upon entering a town in Washington?
View answer and explanationIn what state is it illegal to serve margarine if the cheese served is not 'highly pleasing'?
View answer and explanationWhat restriction exists in Wyoming regarding taking pictures of a rabbit?
View answer and explanationWhat activity is mentioned as being strictly prohibited to pronounce incorrectly in Arkansas?
View answer and explanationWhat is the law in Delaware regarding trick or treating on a Sunday?
View answer and explanationWhat is the subject of the law from Maine listed in the 'Bizarre, Weird, and Funny Laws' section?
View answer and explanationWhich state's law requires that baths may not be taken between the months of October and March?
View answer and explanationIn what state is it illegal to throw snowballs in Topeka?
View answer and explanationWhat is the unusual law about billboards mentioned for Hawaii?
View answer and explanationIn which state is it illegal to get fish drunk?
View answer and explanationWhat does the law in Pennsylvania prohibit doing in the bath?
View answer and explanationWhich state's law dictates that a woman cannot drive a car on Main Street unless her husband is walking in front of the car waving a red flag?
View answer and explanationWhat action regarding another person's motor vehicle is illegal in Missouri?
View answer and explanationWhich state has a law prohibiting work or dancing on Sundays?
View answer and explanationWhat is the law in Utah regarding the method of fishing?
View answer and explanationThe text mentions that in 1787, a specific group of people could vote. What does this example illustrate about policy?
View answer and explanationWhat amendment repealed Prohibition in 1933?
View answer and explanationWhat is illegal in Alabama according to the provided list?
View answer and explanationIn what city and state is it illegal to drive a black car on Sundays?
View answer and explanationWhat must be done in Arizona if you are caught stealing soap?
View answer and explanationWhat is the strange law regarding Big Gulp sizes in Mississippi?
View answer and explanationIn Nebraska, what condition may prevent a person from getting married?
View answer and explanationWhat is unlawful to collect at night in New Hampshire?
View answer and explanationWhat is against the law to do while wearing a bulletproof vest in New Jersey?
View answer and explanationIn what state must coal mines provide toilet paper?
View answer and explanationWhat event is illegal to be involved in in Oklahoma?
View answer and explanationIn what state is it unlawful to impersonate an auctioneer?
View answer and explanationWhat must panhandlers do in Tennessee according to the law mentioned?
View answer and explanationWhat action is legal in West Virginia, despite being prohibited in many other places?
View answer and explanationWhat is the primary reason the text argues for the need to re-evaluate policies?
View answer and explanationWhat activity did Michigan encourage before 2006?
View answer and explanationWhat is the unusual law about spitting in Arizona?
View answer and explanationWhat is the punishment in Iowa for passing off margarine as butter?
View answer and explanationIn what state is it illegal to swear or curse upon any street or highway in Rockville?
View answer and explanationWhat is the penalty for leaving an elephant tied to a parking meter in Florida?
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