Discuss the Brady Act
What will be an ideal response?
The Brady Act is named for Jim Brady, press secretary to former president Ronald Reagan. Brady was shot during a 1981 assassination attempt on Reagan. The purpose of the law is to prevent prohibited persons from obtaining handguns. It took seven years for the Brady Bill to finally become law, in 1993 . The Act imposed a five-day waiting period on all handgun purchases and required law enforcement to conduct criminal background checks on all handgun purchasers. In 1998, the five- day waiting period was replaced by instant, computerized criminal background checks, although some states retained the waiting period.
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Which of the following is an implication of Loeber and colleagues’ (1997, 1999) pathways model?
A. It challenges the age-crime curve in its entirety. B. It provides detailed, visual support for the age–crime curve. C. It challenges the notion that youth who engage in earlier delinquency tend to engage in later delinquency. D. It supports macro-level theorizing on delinquency.
Answer the following statements true (T) or false (F)
At common law, a male forcing a female to perform oral sex on him constituted the crime of rape
In cases of ________, the killing is unintentional
A) justifiable homicide B) involuntary manslaughter C) premeditated murder D) voluntary manslaughter
The concept of community crime careers looks at the number of career offenders living in each concentric zone of the city
a. True b. False