According to common law, children aged 7–14

a. had no criminal capacity

b. were presumed to have no criminal capacity but the presumption could be overcome.
c. had the same capacity as adults.
d. could not be tried in court.


b

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The U.S. Census Bureau began collecting information about jails in:

A) 1880. B) 1900. C) 1790. D) 1820.

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Describe how hackers have formed their own subculture

What will be an ideal response?

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The Coordinated Community Response (CCR) is an intervention strategy that was developed by the ______.

a. National Sexual Violence Resources Center in 2011 b. North Carolina Coalition Against Sexual Assault in the 1990s c. Special Victims Unit (SVU) by the federal government in 2015 d. Domestic Abuse Intervention Project (DAIP) in Duluth, Minnesota, during the 1980s

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Inmates are the only Americans with a constitutional right to ______.

a. habeas corpus b. an indigent defense c. health care d. none of these

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