Deterring the defendant from further harmful action and discouraging others from committing similar harmful acts in the future are the main goals of ______ damages.

A. compensatory
B. exculpatory
C. punitive
D. vindictive


C. punitive

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Today, some would believe that we are now in, or that the next era of policing is, intelligence-led or predictive policing

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

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One of the earliest known examples of written law was

A. the Code of Hammurabi. B. the Mosaic Code. C. English common law. D. the Bill of Rights.

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The UCR separates crimes into ______ categories.

A. three B. five C. two D. four

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Are there any crimes today that you think should be legalized? If so, what are they? Why do you feel this way?

What will be an ideal response?

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