Murder is the killing of one human being by another. While the laws vary from state to state, murder can generally be classified into four subcategories. List and define each.
What will be an ideal response?
First degree murder (generally includes acts that are premeditated, committed with
malice, or are committed during the commission of a felony), Second degree murder
(acts that are not premeditated or planned and do not involve torture), Voluntary
manslaughter (acts where the offender intended to take someone’s life, but there are
mitigating circumstances that might excuse or minimize the actions of the offender),
Involuntary manslaughter (acts where there was no intent to take someone’s life, but the
loss of life occurred due to negligence).
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What are your opinions about these strategies concerning their plusses and minuses? What would you add or take away to these strategies to improve them?
In regards to staff-inmate relations, female officers are ________ prosecuted for staff-inmate sexual misconduct
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
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a. less likely than b. as likely as c. more likely than
A __________ organization of professional thieves is a relatively permanent gang under the leadership of one person, who sometimes relies on a few officers, and in which members' profits are determined by rank in the gang
a. horizontal/commission b. project c. picaresque d. formal