Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)
1. The Model Penal Code recognizes the defense of abandonment where an individual completely and voluntarily renounced his/her criminal purpose.
2. The mens rea of conspiracy is the intent to achieve the object of the agreement.
3. Under the common law, the act of conspiracy requires an overt act in addition to an agreement between two or more persons to commit a criminal act.
4. The Model Penal Code states that to constitute an attempt, an act must be a clear step toward the commission of a crime.
5. A factual impossibility is a defense to an attempt to commit a crime.
1. True
2. True
3. False
4. True
5. False
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Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
Police officers began to carry ________ as standard equipment as crime and violence increased in the late 1800s.
A. firearms B. tactical training manuals C. vehicles D. batons
According to R. S. and C. H. Kempe, neglected and abused school-age children tend to have deficiencies in ________
A) language development B) self-rejection C) personal hygiene D) maintaining healthy food habits
_____ is an unconscious process that concerns the acquisition, retention, and recall of past experience
a. Memory b. Sensation c. Perception d. Cognition