Using excessive force in self-defense is an example of what type of homicide?

a. Criminal homicide
b. Second degree murder
c. Voluntary manslaughter
d. Involuntary manslaughter


c. Voluntary manslaughter

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According to research, highlighted by the initial Chicago experiment, the most significant impact on police officers attitudes toward community-oriented policing, is how:

a. other officers across the nation perceive it b. their fellow officers perceive the concept c. well the police department embraces the concept d. well the city council embraces the concept

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Forgery may be committed by:

A) filling in blanks on a check without authorization. B) endorsing a check with a false endorsement. C) significantly altering an existing document. D) All of the above.

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One problem with measuring across contexts is:

a. Most analyses are too complex to rework. b. Available measures are not always accurate. c. Statistics are invariable. d. Measurement equivalence is reduced.

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Organized crime has been observed in all American immigrant groups as one of the first steps on the so-called "ladder of social mobility."

a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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