______ refers to when someone is forced to violate the law out of fear for their own safety.

a. Duress
b. Entrapment
c. Necessity
d. Self-defense


a. Duress

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a. True b. False

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a. Armenians in Turkey b. Germans in North Africa c. Hutus in Burundi (and Rwanda) d. urbanites and the intelligentsia in Cambodia

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According to Marshall Clinard, Switzerland has a low rate of juvenile delinquency because:

a. it has close ties between young people and adults. b. there is only one ethnic group in the country. c. it has a high standard of living. d. strong curfew laws prevent adolescents from gathering on street corners after dark.

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