Today, medical science makes proving the connection between actions and a resulting death much easier and clearer, so most states have dropped the

a. year-and-a-day rule
b. decade-and-a-day rule
c. month-and-a-day rule
d. week-and-a-day rule


a

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What will be an ideal response?

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David Matza and Gresham Sykes see the motivational thrust behind delinquent behavior as:

a. abnormal and derived from lower-class culture. b. abnormal and a rejection of conventional morality. c. normal and derived from lower-class culture. d. normal and derived from conventional morality.

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In their study of urban ecology, in which zone did Shaw and McKay find the highest crime rate?

a. Zone I—economic center b. Zone II—zone of transition c. Zone III—industry and working people’s homes d. Zone IV—better residential areas

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All of these are types of juvenile waivers except:

A. parental waver B. judicial waver C. prosecutorial waiver D. statutory waiver

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