In the legal standard for determining the threat a suspect poses and whether to use deadly force, the suspect's past conduct is not universally accepted as an appropriate consideration

Indicate whether the statement is true or false.


Answer: TRUE

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Economic victimization can result in the death of a victim

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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When a cause of action may be filed in either state or federal court, the courts are said to have:

a. inferior jurisdiction b. concurrent jurisdiction c. original jurisdiction d. en banc jurisdiction

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Which of the following differential association theory points was not proposed by Edwin Sutherland?

a. Criminal behavior is acquired through interactions with other persons via communication. b. Learning includes techniques, rationalizations, and attitudes. c. The process of learning criminal behavior parallels those of any other learning process. d. Behavior is learned the best in larger social groups.

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The fact remains that although juvenile court judges currently have a new standard of proof by which to judge testimony and one's guilt as a possible juvenile delinquent, many judges:

A) use the New York standard. B) use their own standards. C) use the American Law Institute model standard. D) use family court standards.

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