What is an honor killing?

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Honor killing is the traditional practice in which men kill a female relative who is believed to have brought dishonor upon the family or community for forced or suspected sexual activity outside of marriage. While fathers are commonly responsible for honor killings, they often act in concert with their family members, even female relatives. Honor crimes occur worldwide and are based on a variety of cultural and religious practices, including Christians and Jews; however, most honor crimes are associated with the Islam.

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a. First Amendment. b. Exclusionary rule. c. Frye standard. d. Miranda warnings.

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The media appear best able to deter offenders involved in victimless crimes by increasing their fear of punishment, rather than increasing their fear of health and social consequences

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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Freud believed the causes of aggression to be basically:

?a) instinctive. ?b) learned. ?c) an interaction between biological and environmental factors. ?d) biochemical. ?e) all of the above.

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A) battery. B) probative injury. C) injury. D) assault.

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