Explain the difference between primary and nonprimary homicides

What will be an ideal response?


Answer: Primary homicides are the most frequent type of homicides and involve family members, friends, and acquaintances. They are usually characterized as expressive crimes because they often result from interpersonal hostility, based on jealousy, revenge, romantic triangles, and minor disagreements. Nonprimary homicides involve victims and offenders who have no prior relationship and usually occur in the course of another crime such as robbery. They are often referred to as instrumental crimes because they involve some degree of premeditation by the offender and are less likely to be precipitated by the victim.

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When a person has lost a professional license due to conviction, a pardon

A. automatically restores the license and right to practice. B. restores the license one year after the pardon. C. generally does not restore the license. D. restores the license, but the right to practice is decided by a professional board.

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What is intellectual imbalance?

What will be an ideal response?

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Hot spots refer to:

a. How fire spreads in arsons b. Seasonal fluctuations in temperature c. Areas in which crime is more likely to occur d. Electronic items that are more likely to be stolen

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"Duplicity" prohibits:

a. charging more than one offense in a single indictment. b. charging felonies and misdemeanors in a single indictment. c. charging alternative methods of committing a single crime. d. charging more than one offense in a single count of an indictment.

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