California uses this format for the “insanity defense”. It is generally known as the “Right and Wrong” test

a. McPerson Rule
b. M’Naghten Rule
c. Peel Rule
d. Peelian Reform Rule


b. M’Naghten Rule

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A psychologist who has spent the last 50 years studying faces, Paul Ekman is a leading expert on:

a. forensic analysis and discovery. b. body language. c. facial analysis and deception. d. forensic analysis and truth.

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The building of prisons in America in the 19th century represented a shift from mostly ______________ forms of punishment to mostly _______________ forms

a. public; private b. rehabilitation; revenge c. brutal; quiet d. private; public

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Which of the following individuals first claimed “no one is above the law”?

a. Caesar b. Plato c. Alexander the Great d. Socrates

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Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)

1. The Kansas City preventive patrol experiment found that increased police patrols decreased crime levels. 2. Crime is more likely to occur at certain times and at certain places. 3. Research indicates that most calls for service occur between the hours of 9 a.m. and 12 noon. 4. Intensive resource allocation is the practice of concentrating police presence in locations and times where crime is concentrated. 5. Crackdowns are an effective means of achieving long-term deterrence of specific criminal behaviors like drunk-driving.

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