Some states have adopted the battered-woman syndrome as a form of a limited affirmative defense in cases where women are accused of the murder or attempted murder of their spouses

a. True b. False


a

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The _____________ Act of 2002 removed the intent requirement for individuals and criminalized the actions of sex tour operators

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Intoxicated drivers kill many more people than those who commit deliberate homicide

a. True b. False

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To conceal a felony was a common-law offense known as ________, which was based on the common-law duty to inform authorities about any felony of which that person had knowledge

a. misprision of felony b. apprehension of fraud c. subornation of perjury d. accessory before the fact

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During a traffic stop, officers can order passengers as well as the driver to exit the vehicle even if there is no basis for _______ that the passengers are engaged in any wrongdoing

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

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