Mandatory sentencing laws and truth-in-sentencing laws in some states have contributed to
a. decreases in average maximum sentence length imposed
b. increases in average maximum sentence length imposed
c. decreases in time served
d. increases in time served
D
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Consensual sex between two 16-year-old teenagers is completely legal because the male is the same age as the female
a. True b. False
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a. actus reus b. mens rea c. concurrence d. result
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Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)