Explain the legal categories of homicide

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• There are two broad categories: murder and manslaughter. Murder can be first degree (includes premeditation and planning) and second degree (lesser offense, but requires an attempt to kill the intended victim). Manslaughter can be voluntary (killing in an act of passion without premeditation) or involuntary (the accidental or nonintentional death of another person due to severe negligence).

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In the case of Kansas v. Hendricks (1997), the United States Supreme Court upheld the use of laws that were nonpunitive.

a. Death penalty b. Drug c. Vice d. Civil commitment

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Under the CSA, the least dangerous controlled substances are placed in __________________.

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One investigator described _____ as "...the dullest serial killer I have ever met."

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