Identify and explain four excuse defenses against a criminal charge
What will be an ideal response?
• The first excuse defense is (1) infancy. According to common law, an individual must be old enough to understand the nature of his or her actions and their associated consequences before they can be held accountable.
• (2) Insanity is a defense which asserts that the defendant lacks the mental capacity to understand or control his or her actions.
• (3) Intoxication is an excuse defense which suggests the defendant was under the influence of a controlled substance and thus not responsible for his or her actions.
• The final defense is (4) mistake. Mistake of law suggests that the offender was unaware of the law while mistake of fact asserts that the defendant honestly did not know that he or she was breaking the law.
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a. The Principles of Differential Association and The White Collar Thief. b. Symbolic Interactionism and Deviance and White Collar Crime. c. Principles of Criminology and The Professional Thief. d. Differential Deviance and To Catch a Thief.
Most juveniles are housed in private institutions administered by private agencies
a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Explain the developmental perspective to classify delinquency prevention activities
What will be an ideal response?
Academic tracking is an effective method for providing academic success to all students in a school
Indicate whether the statement is true or false