What is derivative liability?

What will be an ideal response?


Derivative liability presumes that individuals who assist in the crime implicitly consented to be bound by the conduct of the principal(s) and an accessory’s guilt flows from the acts of the primary perpetrator of the crime.

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Which early prison was built to hold inmates in complete solitary confinement, with no labor, for the full span of their sentence?

A. Walnut Street Jail B. Western Pennsylvania Prison C. Auburn Prison D. Sing Sing Prison

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One of the most controversial intermediate sanctions for teens, as well as adults, is:

a. the halfway house. b. boot camp. c. house arrest. d. community service.

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When does purse snatching become robbery?

a. when more force than necessary to take the property is used in the crime b. when less force than necessary to take the property is used in the crime c. purse snatching is always robbery d. None of these choices

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The process through which a police officer is taught the values and expected behavior of the police subculture is called:

a. assimilation. b. acculturation. c. socialization. d. adaptation.

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