A defendant must prove the ________ in order to be acquitted of a crime because of self-defense.
A. proportionality of the force to the threat (i.e., the level of force used in self-defense cannot be excessive in light of the level of force threatened)
B. reasonableness of the belief that force was necessary
C. necessity of using force (including the use of deadly force only to prevent imminent and unlawful use of deadly force by the aggressor)
D. All of the answers are correct.
Answer: D
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The Kansas City Preventive Patrol Experiments concluded that:
A) significant increases in crime rates and fear of crime occurred in all areas studied B) the use of foot patrols is grossly overrated C) motorized patrolling by police is totally unnecessary D) saturation patrolling was not significantly more effective in reducing crime than reactive patrolling
Interpretations from the point of view of the people being studied are called second order interpretation
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In Shannon's mathematical model, the elements were arranged in _______ order
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