If a person fires a gun with the intent to kill another person, and the bullet misses the intended target, strikes a building and bounces to hit a third unintended victim, which of the following would be causation in fact?
A) location of victim
B) person who fired a gun
C) angle of building
D) wind/air pressure
B
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Which era is said to have grown out of national concerns with terrorism prevention?
a. reform era b. political era c. community policing era d. new era
Eighteenth-century English law held that confessions were inadmissible at trial if they were obtained by _____.
A) a promise of lenient treatment B) a false promise not to prosecute C) threat of force D) all of the above
With regard to fingerprints, which is FALSE?
a. Each fingerprint on each finger is unique. b. Fingerprint patterns include loops, whorls, and arches. c. The pattern of the ridges is separated by the depressions. d. DNA analysis can be conducted on them.
Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)
1. Containment theory emphasizes the importance of both inner controls and external pressures on self-concept. 2. A theory must be logically correct and must accurately describe events in the real world. 3. In an acceptable theory, these assertions or propositions are related in a logical manner so that some other assertions or propositions can be derived (deduced) from others. 4. Using data from the National Youth Survey, Hayes found that the new model showed that weakened social controls increase opportunities for associating with delinquent peers, learning delinquent behaviors, and committing initial delinquent acts. 5. Low intelligence quotient (IQ) and/or learning disability are inherent determinants of delinquency.