All of the following are requirements for the defense of duress, except:
a. the threat must be of serious bodily harm or death
b. the threat must be induced by a public official
c. the threat must be immediate and inescapable
d. the harm threatened must be greater than the harm caused by the crime
B
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a. economically weak communities b. economically strong communities c. an economic depression d. a period of high unemployment
A type of applied research which is intended to guide public policy is called:
a. evaluation research b. policy analysis c. systems model d. monitoring
List the benefits of the following personnel selection tools: polygraph test, assessment center, interview and lateral entry. Also give criticisms of each
What will be an ideal response?
Judge Sanchez is presiding over a criminal case. After the closing arguments, she reads a state-mandated script to the jury while giving them instructions to follow as they deliberate. Based on this information, which of the following statements is accurate?
A. Judge Sanchez is relying on pattern jury instructions. B. Because Judge Sanchez followed the script, the jury will have a better understanding of the jury instructions. C. The script makes Judge Sanchez’s task of instructing the jury more complex than if she had written the instructions herself. D. The script makes the jury’s directives much simpler in all circumstances.