Should harm caused by criminal negligence best be left to civil court remedies instead of the criminal sanction?
What will be an ideal response?
• Responses should focus upon a policy discussion of where the line is drawn between individual citizen responsibility and the state's responsibility to act for its citizens.
• Students might argue that acts of gross negligence that are not criminalized are handled adequately in civil court, so why is a similar form of negligence made a crime in only certain cases?
• Others might argue that since general deterrence is a primary goal of the criminal law, deterring negligent conduct is unrealistic.
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What will be an ideal response?
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a. Jack-of-all-trades b. Double agent c. Zealous advocate d. Beleaguered dealer
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Fill in the blank(s) with correct word