A _____________ refers to conduct that is illegal only because the child is under age
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
status offense
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Narcotic drugs are soporific agents, which mean that they kill pain
a. True b. False
The text does not list this as a consequence to society of prisoner reentry
a. breakup of families b. exportation of gang loyalties into the community c. a concern for the spread of infectious diseases d. written accounts of prison abuse
Lying by the police to obtain a confession is a violation of the Fifth Amendment.
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
The general trend in the law is to do what with regard to excuses?
a. expand the excuses available to criminal defendants b. limit the excuses available to criminal defendants c. turn to academic researchers to identify what new excuses should be available to criminal defendants d. look to things such as poverty and inequality just as much as more traditional excuses