A deviant act becomes a crime when it is defined,
a. challenged, and banned under common law.
b. stigmatized, and banned under procedural law.
c. prohibited, and punished under criminal law.
d. prohibited, and punished under civil law.
c
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Indicate whether the statement is true or false
A police officer arrested a motorist for not wearing a seatbelt, a violation of the law of the state as well as a violation of a local misdemeanor ordinance. [Local law allowed either an arrest or the issuance of a citation
] If a motorist were to be convicted, the violation involved only a monetary fine and could not result in any incarceration. Under the circumstances, the Fourth Amendment requirement of reasonableness A) has been violated where the state and local law allowed an unreasonable amount of discretion to the police officer concerning whether to arrest or to issue a citation. B) has been violated because common sense would dictate that an arrest for a minor seatbelt violation must be construed as an unreasonable use of governmental authority. C) has not been violated where probable cause to arrest existed. D) has been violated since any custody for an offense that could only result in a fine does not give rise to probable cause to arrest and would be unreasonable under the Fourth Amendment. E) none of the above responses is a correct response.
For something to amount to false representation, it must satisfy three criteria. Which is not one of the criteria?
a. It must in Fact be False. b. It must in Fact be a False Promise. c. It Applies to Current, not Future, Conduct. d. Opinions, even if expressed with Intent to Defraud another Person, do not Constitute False Representation.
Consider that you are a "child-saver." What is your official role, and what is your opinion on juvenile courts compared to adult courts? In what ways are they different? Do you ever feel there is reason that a juvenile should be transferred to an adult court? Do you feel, as a child-saver that the principles you use with children should be used with adults, or is the situation too different for that to work? Explain.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).