The fact that alcohol consumption is illegal in Saudi Arabia supports the concept that ______.

a. crime is the same throughout most Middle Eastern countries
b. definitions of crime vary across countries
c. different countries have different responses to crime
d. various countries have the same risk factors for crime


b. definitions of crime vary across countries

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A. ?They tend to be charming and good-looking. B. ?Their references are seldom checked. C. ?Hospital and nursing-home administrators are lazy. D. ?The job isn't that important.

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Which term best describes an absolute bar to prosecuting persons for past criminal conduct?

a. Lustration b. Transitional Justice c. Amnesty d. Reconciliation

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All of the following are true about prior false claims evidence, except:

a. The filing of a false claim for the same crime in the past is irrelevant. b. The filing of a false complaint raises an inference that the present complaint is also false. c. The evidence of the false claim is typically brought out on cross-examination of the complainant by the defense attorney. d. Prior false claims of sexual assault may be relevant to a complainant’s credibility if the prior claims were proven false.

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John Lewis is a 28-year-old married man with one child who was laid off from his job as a coal miner and was recently arrested for possession of drugs in rural West Virginia. His attorney made it known during the court process that Mr. Lewis's arrest for prescription pain drugs without a valid prescription stemmed from an injury he sustained years ago on the job. Given this information, answer

the follow questions:?After being given a report by the probation department called a _________, the judge discovers that Mr. Lewis's claims are valid, that he is not a flight risk or a danger to society, and that he has educational and job experience that warrant probation. A) ?presentence investigation B) ?intake report C) ?sentence disposition D) ?sentencing report E) ?postsentencing report

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