The root of American law is:
A. the Code of Hammurabi.
B. the Mosaic Code.
C. the Code of Justinian (Roman law).
D. English common law.
Answer is D. English common law. (The American legal system is a direct descendant of the English system.)
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A. A grocery store chain hires a company to provide their stores with security guards. B. A locally owned bank hires an individual to be their security guard. C. A celebrity hires a body guard to accompany them to a heavily publicized event. D. A person hires a private investigator to follow his or her partner.
Causation can occur from an omission
a. True b. False
Overall, problem-oriented policing ______.
A. is impractical and too costly to succeed B. is a policing strategy that works C. caused more of a division between police and citizens D. is too narrowly focused to succeed
Which of the following is not a biochemical factor?
A. food allergies B. brain lesions C. hormones D. hypoglycemia