Define alligatoring.

What will be an ideal response?


The term alligatoring refers to the pattern of crevices formed by the burning of a wooden structure. Resembling the skin of an alligator, this pattern reveals a minimum amount of charring, with alligatoring in large segments, when a fire is extinguished rapidly.

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Thirteen-year-old Carl is arrested for raping a five-year-old girl. He appears for an adjudicatory hearing, in which the presiding judge analyzes the evidence presented against Carl. Which of the following is to be determined by the judge in this hearing?

A. Whether Carl has already been adjudicated in another juvenile court B. Whether Carl is delinquent or in need of court supervision C. Whether Carl is psychologically sound D. Whether Carl has a prior criminal record

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Which of the following is not one of the three variables at the center of routine activities theory?

A. motivated offender B. suitable target C. absence of capable guardians D. victim precipitation

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Probable cause is based primarily on a. observations by officers

b. officer experiences. c. circumstantial factors. d. information communicated to officers. e. all of these choices.

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Members of the ‘Ndrangheta must do what to be admitted?

a. cut off a finger b. tattoo most of their bodies c. take a blood oath d. commit five murders

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