Which of the following refers to strategies used to justify, explain, or excuse criminal behavior?

a. precedent
b. defense
c. innocence
d. procedure


b. defense

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Tennessee v. Garner specified the conditions under which:

a. Police behavior is deemed corrupt. b. A police officer can accept gifts. c. A police officer can be fired. d. Deadly force could be used to apprehend a suspected felon.

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A smoker feels more relaxed after a cigarette partly because blood pressure and heart rate has gone up

a. True b. False

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The defense is required to establish the defendant's innocence

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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The "justice model of supervision" that took place from 1982 to 2000 utilized an escalated system of sanctions that corresponded to the level of social harm that resulted from an offender's actions

a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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