The ______ provides that a person is not responsible for criminal conduct if at the time of such conduct, as a result of mental disease or defect, he lacks the substantial capacity to either appreciate the criminality of his conduct or to conform his conduct to the requirements of the law.

a. irresistible impulse
b. Model Penal Code standard
c. M’Naghten
d. Durham product


b. Model Penal Code standard

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_______________ immigrant groups were the predominant ethnic gang in the first gang era

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

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It is a common practice to use ______ of juveniles as a basis for the development of delinquency prevention programs.

A. unofficial profiles B. metadata C. official profiles D. self-reports

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The attorney-client privilege may be traced back to early:

A) England B) Greece C) Rome D) France

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Economists claim that a farmer who owns her land and provides all her own labor, and calculates her profits from the farm by subtracting explicit costs from total revenues, will:

A. Overstate her accounting profits B. Understate her accounting profits C. Overstate her economic profits D. Understate her economic profits

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