The legalistic perspective defines crime as a violation of the criminal law
a. True
b. False
Answer: True
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Which of the following is a reliability measure commonly used to measure interitem reliability?
A. intercoder reliability B. cronbach's alpha C. interobserver reliability D. criterion measure
Constructive intent refers to:
A) those situations where the defendant committed a series of crimes one after the other and previous crimes can be used to construct his intent for the latter crimes. B) those situations where the actor does not have any intent to harm, but should have known that his or her behavior created a high risk of harm to others. C) those situations where the court will construct the defendant's intent based upon his or her observed criminal acts. D) those situations which involve crimes in the building industry such as theft of lumber from a construction site.
Which of the following provided a model for the modern boot camp-style prison?
a. Elmira b. St. Cloud c. Westgate d. Auburn
Which of the following is a characteristic of a simple assault?
A) High probability of death B) Threats by one person to cause bodily harm C) Serious, permanent disfigurement D) Loss or impairment of body members or organs