Among the degrees of state violence, which of the following involves the application of homicidal state violence to eliminate a single person or a specified group of people?
a. assassinations
b. torture
c. genocide
d. none of these
a. assassinations
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a. True b. False
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Indicate whether the statement is true or false
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a. is sound defense that is likely to be successful. b. is undermined by the fact that his conduct involved a strict liability offense. c. is only applicable to lower-level employees. d. would be relevant if Boris Romanov’s company only introduced small quantities of tainted squirrel meat into the stream of commerce.
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a. have not been used by many jurisdictions. b. have a negligible impact on reducing speeds. c. have a temporary effect until motorists realize there is no officer on-scene to write citations. d. decrease police visibility. e. are not cost-effective.