The idea that an accused cannot be criminally responsible if the crime was the result of mental disease or mental defect is known as the:
A) Durham rule.
B) M'Naghten rule.
C) substantial capacity test.
D) irresistible impulse test.
E) model penal code.
A
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In 1896 Albert Von Schrenck-Notzing argued that pre-trial publicity resulted in witnesses not being able to distinguish between what they actually saw and what they had read in the press. He called this kind of perceptual error
a. suggestability b. retroactive memory falsification c. hypnotic falsification d. proactive memory falsification
According to the National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS), about _____ burglaries are either attempted or completed each year.
a. 10 million b. 3 million c. 1 million d. 20 million
Which of the following property crimes has the highest clearance rate?
A. burglary B. larceny C. motor vehicle theft D. arson
According to recent criminological studies, prison has been quite successful at changing people for the better
a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false