How does voluntary manslaughter differ from murder?
What will be an ideal response?
While voluntary manslaughter requires the same type of intent that is necessary for murder, the crime is "downgraded" to voluntary manslaughter if there was a factual pattern that provoked the defendant into killing a person.
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Briefly describe how the DSM-V defines a traumatic event then discuss how traumatic events can fracture and shatter the basic assumptions people have about themselves and the world they live in. Give some examples of natural and deliberate human actions that demonstrate a traumatic event and how it impacts people’s assumptions.
What will be an ideal response?
Most immediate health care in prisons is provided by
A) nursing students. B) medical students. C) licensed physicians. D) nurses.
The Boston police strike in 1919 resulted in:
A) all striking officers were fired and replaced with new recruits. B) ?police officers receiving an increase in their salaries. C) police officers were able to form a successful union that negotiated with political leaders. D) ?police officers receiving more vacation and sick days. E) ?the police being able to form a union.
_____established the Department of Homeland Security and reorganized the President's cabinet
a. 9/11 Commission Implementation Act of 2207 b. Quadrennial Homeland Security Review c. Homeland Security Act d. USA Intelligence Act