List the three ways in which an individual can be held criminally responsible for someone else's conduct
What will be an ideal response?
An individual can held criminally responsible for the conduct of another when:
1. He causes or aids an innocent or nonresponsible person in committing a criminal offense.
2. He purposefully encourages, assists, or directs another in committing a criminal offense.
3. He has a legal duty to prevent the commission of the offense and fails to take reasonable steps to prevent its commission in order to promote the commission of the crime.
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a. The same as b. Less than c. Greater than
Bob thought he saw seven people on a street corner, but in reality there were only five people. This is an example of which type of error in reasoning discussed in your text?
A. illogical reasoning B. selective observation C. inaccurate observation D. overgeneralization
How can a witness's testimony endanger the efforts of the prosecution?
What will be an ideal response?
Answer the following statements true (T) or false (F)
1) Finding one or more indicators of deception is sufficient evidence that a person is lying. 2) Knowing that people suspected of being liars are judged by their words and their behaviors, a deceptive person will closely monitor what he or she says and his or her actions. 3) The vast majority of the population are visual learners and are affected by charts, graphs and pictures. 4) Other terms for mirroring are “pacing” or “matching.” 5) Reality monitoring (RM) and Criteria-based content analysis (CBCA) are two examples of methods which focus on nonverbal indicators.