A defense claim that the defendant’s conduct was the result of an irresistible impulse that resulted from the defendant’s socially deprived childhood is consistent with which of the following defenses?

a. environmental defense
b. urban survivor
c. XYY chromosome
d. rotten social background


d. rotten social background

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Inappropriate police values include punishing by use of force or arresting anyone exhibiting disrespect for police authority

Indicate whether the statement is true or false.

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In 1972 in Furman v. Georgia, the court decided that the discretionary imposition of the death penalty was ____________ under the Eighth and Fourteenth Amendments of the US Constitution.

Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

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State highway patrol agencies jurisdiction is limited to ______.

A. county roads B. railroad tracks and the surrounding areas C. state and interstate roads and highways. D. airport access roads

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Islamic procedural law is best described as:

a. inquisitorial. b. adversarial. c. a combination of inquisitorial and adversarial. d. None of the above

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