Which of the following would be considered a mala prohibita offense?

a. Murder
b. Rape
c. Bigamy
d. Theft


c

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SELECT ALL THAT APPLY. Which of the following areas of study are possible ways to prepare for corrections work?

A. social work B. geology C. law D. theology

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The phrase from the Supreme Court decision, ______, was that there existed “evolving standards of decency that marked the progress of a maturing society.”

a. Furman v. Georgia (1972) b. Witherspoon v. Illinois (1968) c. Trop v. Dulles (1958) d. Roper v. Simmons (2005)

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Identify and discuss the three models of incarceration that have predominated since the early 1940s.

What will be an ideal response?

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When Bob gets in his car in the morning, he checks his taillights and sees that they both work. Two hours later, he is pulled over and given a ticket for the taillight that just burned out. Bob has committed a(n) ________ offense

A) negligent B) reckless C) strict liability D) intentional

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