A person intentionally kills a woman and her five-year-old child. What is the most serious crime that has occurred?

A. Murder
B. Capital Murder
C. Manslaughter
D. Criminally Negligent Manslaughter


Answer: B. Capital Murder

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Alexander Maconochie is known for creating the "mark system." What is this?

a. The first stage upon one's arrival in prison when they are "marked" for failure. b. A procedure by which the inmates could count down the days until their release. c. A system by which inmates could accumulate "marks" or points that could be used to give the inmate greater freedom of movement and eventually early release. d. A system of branding wherein the newly arrived inmate is "marked" as a convict.

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Justice Stanley Reed was a "liberal" on New Deal economic issues but a "conservative" on the issue of incorporation

Indicate whether this statement is true or false.

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Which of the following statements is true regarding why rape victims do not report the crime:

a. They feel the police cannot do anything about the crime and they feel responsible for the victimization. b. They feel the victimization was not minor c. They are afraid of retaliation from the offender or they have no confidence in the criminal justice system d. A & C e. All of the above

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Unlike the picture presented for physical dating violence, sexual aggression is almost exclusively perpetrated by:

A. juveniles B. older adults C. females D. males

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