Define the term medical model?

What will be an ideal response?


The medical model viewed crime as a moral sickness that required treatment, and prisoners were to remain in custody under indeterminate sentences until “cured.”

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Which of the following legal defenses was used successfully by Amy Carter (daughter of former President Jimmy Carter), Jerry Rubin, and other activists who were charged with trespassing for protesting apartheid on the property of the South African embassy in Washington, DC?

A. the insanity defense B. the entrapment defense C. the necessity defense D. the underage defense

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Drugs seem to have the highest potential for abuse in also having a current medical use are listed in what part of the schedule in the Substance Control Act?-

What will be an ideal response?

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The FBI laboratory is the largest criminal laboratory in the world

a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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________ barriers sometimes make it difficult for officers to communicate with individuals in immigrant communities, when both groups have difficulty understanding each other

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

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