______ 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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What will be an ideal response?
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a. True b. False
Which group has not been a historical victim of genocide?
a. Armenians in Turkey b. Germans in North Africa c. Hutus in Burundi (and Rwanda) d. urbanites and the intelligentsia in Cambodia
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.