The age selected by the jurisdiction as the minimum age for a child's criminal responsibility creates a conclusive presumption that
a. a child under that age lacks the capacity to commit a crime
b. a child under that age would not commit a crime
c. a child under that age does not want to commit a crime
d. a child under that age has the capacity to commit a crime
a
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The belief that a victim of an emergency does not require assistance because no one else has offered help is called:
a. pluralistic ignorance. b. condemnation of the condemners. c. denial of injury. d. radical nonintervention.
Miranda warnings are designed to protect the ____________ Amendment privilege against self-incrimination
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
The assumption that people consider the benefits of an action and weighs it against the cost would apply to which goal of punishment? a. incapacitation. b. deterrence
c. rehabilitation. d. retribution.
Which of the following refers to the abstract or symbolic tags placed on reality?
a. Concepts b. Operationalization c. Variables d. Dependent variables