An officer leaves the scene of a domestic violence call where the wife says the husband hit her and will continue to do so if her husband is not arrested. The officer can be held liable for which type of negligence if the wife is killed later that evening by her husband?
A. vicarious liability
B. proximate cause
C. failure to protect
D. duty of care
C. failure to protect
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From the research, we can determine that the gap between female juvenile offenders and male juvenile offenders is closing
a. True b. False
Whether criminogenic effects, such as copycat crime, emerge in any particular individual depends on which of the following?
a. The media's characterization and crime and criminals b. The individual's predispositions c. The media's social context d. The individual's social context
____________ criminologists believe that the cause of crime can be linked to economic, social, and political disparity.
A. Positivists B. Classical C. Critical D. Social
The U.S. Attorney has too many cases pending in the local federal district court in New York. She wants to transfer the trial to a New Mexico federal court. Which of the below statements are correct?
a. She cannot transfer the case. b. She may transfer the case only with the consent of the prosecution and witnesses. c. She may transfer the case if the defendant agrees. d. None of the above statements are correct statements.