A man with a knife is standing 75 feet away from another man that is getting into a vehicle. The man with the knife is screaming that he is going to kill the other. The driver gets into his vehicle, drives over to the man with the knife, and shoots the man with the knife, the victim of the shooting dies. What offense, if any, was committed?
a. None—this was self-defense.
b. Murder
c. Manslaughter
d. Criminally negligent homicide
e. Vehicular manslaughter
Answer: b. Murder
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A. to wage war against the United States and claim all of its territory B. to protest anti-Muslim sentiments worldwide and win converts to their faith C. to win control of the government through legitimate, democratic means D. to wage war to establish a renewed Islamic state that will encompass the entire Muslim world
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a. there are two levels of control: public and private. b. the allocation of law enforcement resources is most important to understanding why certain neighborhoods have high crime rates. c. economic resources directly determine an area’s level of crime. d. the lower classes tend to have more problems regulating their behavior. e. the effect of economic deprivation on crime and delinquency is indirect and mediated by the capacity of a neighborhood to solicit human and economic resources.
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What will be an ideal response?
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a. AZ b. DZ c. MZ d. QZ