The belief that a victim of an emergency does not require assistance because no one else has offered help is called:
a. pluralistic ignorance.
b. condemnation of the condemners.
c. denial of injury.
d. radical nonintervention.
Answer: a
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Which court case ruled that it is constitutionally impermissible to hold a defendant in custody indefinitely based on his or her incompetence to stand trial?
a. Ford v. Wainwright b. Jackson v. Indiana c. Furman v. Georgia d. Panetti v. Quarterman
Straight shooters are the honest and upstanding officers who never step over the line between accepted and deviant conduct
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
Offenders convicted of rape and sexual assaults have lower recidivism rates than other violent offenders
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.