A successful mistake of fact defense negates the _____ of the crime with which the defendant is charged

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word


mens rea

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The method of futures research that is akin to the backward planning concept and is complimentary to the planning of community-oriented policing is:

a. scenario method b. qualitative method c. quantitative method d. Delphi technique

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The constitutional principle that refers to a statute defining a crime that is so unclear that a reasonable person of at least ordinary intelligence could not determine what the purports to command or prohibit is the ______________principle

a. proximate b. ex post facto c. legality d. void-for-vagueness

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In the United States, money laundering is considered a ______.

a. misdeameanor b. infraction c. status offense d. federal crime

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According to Nigro and Nigro, which of the following are common errors in decision-making?

A) Cognitive nearsightedness and oversimplification. B) Synoptic planning and catalytic experimentation. C) Opportunistic thinking and program evaluations. D) Willingness to experiment and a quick ability to decide.

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