Today, statutes often define ____________ as the "unlawful killing of a human being without malice."

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word


manslaughter

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__________ abuse is defined by intentional actions that cause harm or risk serious harm to a vulnerable older adult by a caregiver or a failure to satisfy his/her basic needs

a. Adult b. Elder c. Companion d. Institutional

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Jack Kuykendall and Peter Unsinger found police managers tend to have either ____________________ management style

a. middle of the road b. impoverished c. no dominant d. task-oriented e. country club

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Under Texas law, peace officers can process intoxicated persons in at least three different ways. Two of those ways essentially involve releasing the intoxicated person to another's custody without the filing of criminal charges

This indicates a general public policy of protection not punishment for intoxicated persons. Should Texas completely decriminalize the offense of public intoxication? Are there any circumstances in which a publicly intoxicated individual should answer to criminal charges?

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In the 1983 gang rape of a young woman in Bid Dan's bar in New Bedford, Massachusetts, none of the individuals who witnessed the rapes had a legal duty to act

a. True b. False

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