Which insanity standard states that if defendants know that what they were doing was wrong, but they could not help themselves, or if they were unable to control their actions, then they may not be held accountable for their offense?
a. right-from-wrong test
b. Durham rule
c. substantial capacity rule
d. irresistible impulse standard
d. irresistible impulse standard
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What will be an ideal response?
Explain how the Constitution was used to justify the hands-off doctrine.
What will be an ideal response?
Which Supreme Court ruling applied the principles, regarding the exclusionary rule, developed in Weeks v. U.S. to trials in state courts?
a. Illinois v. Gates b. Horton v. California c. U.S. v. Leon d. Mapp v. Ohio
Diversion programs generally select already-sentenced probations and parolees and subject them to closer supervision in the community rather than regular probation and parole
a. True b. False