List the requirements of a duress defense

What will be an ideal response?


the threat must be of serious bodily harm or death
the harm threatened must be greater than the harm caused by the crime the threat must be inescapable and immediate
the defendant must have become involved in the situation through no fault of his or her own

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Generally a security officer has a duty to control the conduct of a third person as to prevent the third person from causing physical harm to another

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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Which statement, according to your text, correctly portrays the relationship between crime programming and personal attitudes about crime?

a. Fictional-based program viewers tend to be more fearful of personal victimization. b. Reality-based program viewers tend to have more favorable attitudes. c. Reality-based program viewers tend to have more punitive attitudes. d. There is no relationship between reality-based television and attitudes about crime.

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Circumstances that would lend towards a harsher penalty during sentencing are known as _____________________

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

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The legal level of intoxication in all 50 states in the united states is a BAC of _____.

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

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