The correct answers to these open questions are the following.
What are the advantages and disadvantages of the use of presentence investigation reports?
The advantage is that this kind of background investigation can lead to a considerable reduction of the sentence if the authority finds a considerable reason to do so. On the other hand, the disadvantage or risk is that a failure in the investigation provokes an incorrect decision about the right sentence for the criminal.
Should factors such as education, family, work history, and prior criminal history have an impact on sentencing?
Yes, they should. That is part of the investigation. If the criminal has had a previous "normal" life, with no serious conflicts at all, those factors can be contemplated to reduce the sentence of the individual.
Should any external factors make a difference? Yes, that is why there is this kind of investigation. The probation officer has the responsibility of preparing this presentence investigation report and has the faculty to consider the element it deems necessary to severely punish a criminal or reduce the sentence to help it.
Answer:
It was geographically large, had tributary states, and was prosperous
Explanation:
The US government supported Cuba in the Spanish-American War because A the government viewed Cuba as a nation in need of independence. Granted, the United States wanted Cuban independence from Spain so that the US could exert indirect political and economic control over the nation, its peoples, and its resources.
Answer:
B. Describing the struggles of the urban poor.
Explanation:
Charles Darwin was a novelists who used fiction to criticize the economic and social struggles faced by urban working class during the period of Industrialization.
Most of his works reflected the poor conditions of the urban people and the struggles of their everyday lives. His works like 'Hard Times', 'Oliver Twist' and 'David Copperfield' all consists of various elements of social criticisms.
Thus, Charles emphasized on the conditions of the poor people around him through his writing and novels.
