A twenty-year-old girl has sexual intercourse with her sixteen-year-old boyfriend who consents and says that he wants to marry the girl. The girl has committed

a. no crime.
b. aggravated sexual assault.
c. sexual assault.
d. indecent exposure


Ans: c. sexual assault.

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Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)

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The purpose of the National Organization for Victim Assistance (NOVA) today is to ______.

a. advocate for changes in laws and federal policies to bring greater awareness to needs for victims of crime b. provide better notification to victims about dates and processes relating to a victim’s case c. promote the networking between victim assistance organizations, provide training opportunities to those who work with victims, and ensure passage of various laws to assist crime victims d. confront issues that challenge the peace and security of people around the world

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a. This strain was in the service of some greater good. b. The strain inflicted was not very different from their past treatment in similar circumstances. c. The process used to decide whether to inflict the strain was just. d. The police did not use excessive force.

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Which of the following early forms of parole originated on Norfolk Island in the nineteenth century and allowed the release of prisoners who had proven themselves through work and good behavior?

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