What is the difference between the American rule for resistance to an unlawful arrest and the English rule for resistance to an unlawful arrest? Do you believe one is better than the other? How so?
What will be an ideal response?
The English rule for resistance to an unlawful arrest allows an individual to resist while the American rule does not. There are six main reasons why in America, individuals may not resist: (1) incarcerated individuals are no longer subjected to harsh, inhuman, and disease-ridden conditions that result in illness and death, (2) an arrest does not necessarily lead to a lengthy period of incarceration, (3) complexity of the law often makes it difficult to determine whether an arrest is illegal, (4) development of sophisticated weaponry means that confrontations between the police and citizens are likely to rapidly escalate and result in severe harm and injury to citizens and to the police, (5) individuals have access to a sophisticated process of criminal appeal and may not bring civil actions for damages, (6) common law rule promotes an unacceptable degree of social conflict that undermines the rule of law.
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Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
Timothy is pulled over for speeding by a police officer on his drive home from work. He is running behind and knows his wife will be angry because he is late so he wants the process to go as quickly as possible. He offers the officer $100 dollars to just let him go without a ticket. The officer does not take it and continues to write the ticket. May Timothy be guilty of bribery?
a. Yes, but only in a jurisdiction that recognized the subjective test. b. Yes, no mutual agreement is required. c. No, the act was not completed. d. No, bribery requires a meeting of the minds.
The ________ is the major pathway for the excretion of most poisons.
What will be an ideal response?
The community model of corrections continues to dominate how we punish most felony offenders in the United States
a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false