______ describes a situation wherein an individual takes on responsibility for and a legal duty to a stranger in peril because he or she chose to assist.
a. Contractual duty
b. Assumption of duty
c. Creation of peril
d. Statutory duty
b. Assumption of duty
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Of the three elements included in the crime of aggravated assault, investigators must prove:
a. two of the three. b. all three. c. only one. d. all three, plus intent.
Define ADMAX.
What will be an ideal response?
Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)
1. Developmental theories are explanatory models of criminal behavior that follow individuals throughout their life course of offending, thus explaining the development of offending over time. 2. Virtually all studies on the life-course/developmental perspective show that most individuals who get arrested are never arrested again. 3. Offender frequency is referred to as lambda. 4. The general theory of crime assumes that self-control must be established by age 13. 5. Sampson and Laub emphasized the importance of certain events and life changes that can alter an individual’s decisions to commit (or not commit) criminal actions.
Gangs offer their members all of the following benefits EXCEPT:
a. sense of belonging and importance b. protection from other youth c. educational influence d. financial power