Government officials performing discretionary functions, have ___________________ _______________ from civil lawsuits for official conduct does not violate clearly established rights which a reasonable person would have known

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word


qualified immunity

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a. True b. False

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Intoxication is only a viable defense if becoming intoxicated was involuntary on the part of the defendant.

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

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A national survey of 18- to 26-year-olds found that criminal behavior, dangerous driving, illicit drug use, and heavy alcohol consumption were strongly associated with:

a. inherited temperament. b. the amount of time spent in unstructured socializing with peers in the absence of authority figures. c. the degree to which an individual exercised rational choice in considering the rewards and risks of crime. d. the number of police officers in the community where a person lived.

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Courts and society no longer practice the ideals of parens patriae or the state as parent.

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

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