The individual against whom a tort action is filed is known as a _____.

A) defendant
B) injunctee
C) tortfeasor
D) victim


C) tortfeasor

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The legal basis under the Sixth Amendment for the decision in U.S. v. Wade (1967 ), mandating lawyers at post-conviction lineups, is the vagaries of eyewitness identification

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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According to the National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS), violent crime rates declined in the United States beginning in the 1990s

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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Theodore Kaczynski is also known as the Unabomber.

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

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The relationship between class and crime is an important one for criminological theory. The weight of recent evidence seems to suggest that serious, official crime is more prevalent:

a. among the middle class b. among the upper class c. across both the middle and lower class d. among the lower class

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