Identify the two elements required for a crime of attempt.
What will be an ideal response?
There must be a specific intent to commit a crime and the offender must take some action
toward the target crime.
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The U.S. Department of Commerce has estimated that employee theft played a role in ________ of business failures
a. 55% b. 75% c. 85% d. 95%
Stereotyping is often based on __________________
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
You are on trial for an assault that you believe you are not guilty of committing. There does exist, however, in your record, a series of arrests for very similar assaults. Additionally, the person whom you are accused of assaulting has been previously fined and punished for false allegations of assault. You are not sure how this trial will proceed, but you have faith in your defense counsel. If your defense attorney begins to introduce evidence regarding the victim's prior record of false accusations, is the judge likely to allow it, and why?
A. Yes, because any information about the victim is permissible. B. Yes, because it is direct evidence. C. No, because it is circumstantial evidence. D. No, because courts seldom allow evidence that portrays victims in a negative light.
To fall within the hearsay rule, the declarant's statement must be a(n) _____ statement
a. oral b. written c. interrogatory d. assertive