Concept information
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political science
American politics and society
United States Supreme Court
civil rights and civil liberties
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social history of crime
courts, corrections, punishments
United States Supreme Court
civil rights and civil liberties
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criminology
key organizations (criminology)
United States Supreme Court
civil rights and civil liberties
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higher education law
key organizations (criminology)
United States Supreme Court
civil rights and civil liberties
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political science
American politics and society
United States Supreme Court
constitutional issues
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social history of crime
courts, corrections, punishments
United States Supreme Court
constitutional issues
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higher education law
key organizations (criminology)
United States Supreme Court
constitutional issues
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sentencing and incarceration
community corrections
history, development, and definitions
punishment
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sentencing and incarceration
community corrections
history, development, and definitions
punishment
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criminology and criminal justice
criminology
social history of crime
courts, corrections, punishments
Preferred term
cruel and unusual punishment
Definition(s)
- All governments sanction some kind of punishment to penalize people who violate their laws. In ancient Athens, the birthplace of democratic government, punishment ranged from fines to execution in rare cases such as the murder of an Athenian by a foreigner. [Source: U.S. Constitution A to Z; Cruel and Unusual Punishment]
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URI
http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/N9J-W6PJXSTC-R
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