Megan, a 21-year-old college student who lived at home, was killed by a drunk driver. Megan's parents sue Jerry, the drunk driver, in civil court for damages. What are the issues involved in awarding the parents' money damages?
What will be an ideal response?
When a child is killed and a civil action is brought by the child's parents, it is sometimes hard to establish pecuniary loss on the part of the parents, because it is generally agreed that the cost of raising and educating a child is more than any earnings the child could be expected to contribute to her or his parents. However, many courts are now allowing damages for loss of companionship of the child.
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Postulate what clues may have led James Brussel to the traits identified in his profile of George Metesky, the "Mad Bomber."
What will be an ideal response?
Which of the following is not an unethical manipulation technique that may be used by the media?
a. Using persuasive interviewing techniques to influence others to disclose material they would normally not disclose. b. When a journalist makes an attempt in hard news to persuade using emotional rhetoric rather than fact. c. When a journalist relies on an unsubstantiated argument without noting its weaknesses to produce a desired conclusion. d. Any intentional and successful influence of a person by non-coercively altering the actual choices available to the person or by non-persuasively altering the other’s perceptions of those choices.
Short-term planning is referred to as __________.
A. strategic planning B. tactical planning C. organizational planning D. vetting
State laws defining criminal enterprise are generally much more inclusive than federal statutes
a. True b. False