On the Fourth of July, Tom, wanting to play a joke on Susan, threw a firecracker at her. He missed and the firecracker landed in Betty's hair, causing severe burns to Betty's head and face

Can Betty recover for her injuries based on an intentional tort of battery even though Tom did not intend to harm Betty?


Yes. Under the doctrine of transferred intent the courts will transfer the intent to hit Susan to an intent to hit Betty.

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The Colonial American Courts responded to youthful offenders in various manners during their times based specifically on the age of the child. Discuss the response of the criminal justice system to youth under 7, 7-14 and older than 14

Discuss how this time period is different or the same today in the juvenile justice system. Discuss what age a child should be charged for a crime and why.

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___________________ are the least dangerous and most treatable, while Category Three batterers are very dangerous and not likely to complete treatment

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

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Ordinarily, parties' depositions (and those of fact witnesses) are not videotaped

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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What is known about the abuse–delinquency link?

a. Regardless of the type, abuse impacts girls only. b. Kids maltreated solely during early childhood may be less likely to engage in chronic delinquency. c. There are no racial differences in the long-term effect of abuse on delinquency. d. The link is questionable.

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