What is the mens rea of accomplice liability?

What will be an ideal response?


The mens rea of accomplice liability has dual intents: (1) the intent to assist the primary party and (2) the intent that the primary party commit the offense charged. An accomplice is subject to the natural and probable consequences of his or her act of assistance.

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Some advanced Computer Aided Dispatch (CAD) systems can ________ which field police unit should be given a call for service

A) request B) demand C) recommend D) require

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A court requirement that a convicted offender pay money or provide services to the victim of the crime or provide services to the community.

What will be an ideal response?

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A study is conducted of gang recruitment and sources of intergang conflict. Using a contact at a local youth program, the researcher is able to meet each gang's leader. A prescreening questionnaire determines which gang leaders are knowledgeable in these areas and should be included in the sample. This sampling method would be termed ______.

A. availability sampling B. quota sampling C. multistage cluster sampling D. purposive sampling

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Educational programs in prison do NOT include __________.

A. GED classes B. college classes C. federal funding for postsecondary education D. All of these are correct

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