______ is a term used to note that when a person commits a wrongful action or fails to act when they had a duty to do so, they can be held legally accountable.

a. Tort
b. Wrongdoing
c. Liability
d. Responsibility


c. Liability

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The goals of sentencing that prisons seem to achieve are:

a. deterrence and incapacitation b. deterrence and rehabilitation c. retribution and incapacitation d. retribution and rehabilitation

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High-speed pursuits should be terminated when

A) the pursued increases speed. B) the environmental conditions or public safety warrants termination. C) too many police units are involved. D) entering an urban area. E) all of the above.

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________ involves the imposition of a sentence of death by the state

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

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A person rents a lawn mower from a rental agency for a period of 30 days. Forty-five days later the subject does not return the lawn mower as agreed to in the contract. What offense, if any, did the subject commit?

a. Burglary b. Theft c. Theft of service d. No offense because there was a rental contract.

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