Stand your ground laws and the castle doctrine are related to what type of homicide?
A. excusable homicide
B. criminal homicide
C. justifiable homicide
D. intimate partner homicide
Ans: C
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Late one night the police discover Warren, a known drug abuser, throwing a brick at the window of a closed pharmacy. Warren throws the brick several times before the police intercede
When questioned, Warren admits he was trying to break into the pharmacy to obtain drugs. Unknown to Warren, the pharmacy was equipped with shatter-resistant glass. Warren has committed: A) criminal attempt (burglary) because the fact he could not break the glass is no defense. B) criminal attempt (possession of a controlled substance). C) criminal conspiracy (burglary) because he engaged in an overt act in furtherance of his efforts to enter the pharmacy. D) no offense due to factual impossibility because it was physically impossible for him to break into the pharmacy.
For most of the 20th century, the numbers of incarcerated people in the United States __________.
A. grew B. held steady C. decreased D. were not calculated
The ________ has become to corrections what the FBI is to law enforcement: a strong force for professional standards, policy and procedural improvement, and general development of the field
a. American Probation and Parole Association b. Corrections Corporation of America c. American Correctional Association d. National Institute of Corrections
According to the text, offenders are most likely to be denied probation if
a. they are immature. b. they are addicted to narcotics. c. they do not have stable employment. d. they are illiterate.