A gross departure from the normal standard of care is an example of:

a. malice.
b. criminal intent.
c. criminal negligence.
d. a criminal act.


c. criminal negligence.

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Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)

1. Statutes against stalking reify the seriousness of the crime. 2. Legislative changes have had little impact on structural changes with the domestic violence response. 3. The passage of Violence Against Women Act extends protections to the privileged population. 4. There is little variety in statutory responses to domestic and sexual violence. 5. There are four types of statutory schemes that exist concerning domestic violence and making an arrest.

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Under Texas law, a criminal conspiracy requires three or more persons to agree to commit a felony or Class A misdemeanor and at least one of them to commit an overt act in furtherance of that felony

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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Although a common motivation for political violence in the era of the New Terrorism is religious extremism, experts have noticed extremists who are mainly motivated by ______.

A. financial gain and materialism B. issues pertaining to race and nationalism C. gaining territory far from their homeland D. assimilating themselves into new cultures

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The majority of homicides that involved a weapon were perpetrated using a ______.

A. gun B. knife C. blunt instrument D. poison

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