Infanticide is a crime that applies to women only, referring to the killing of a child under the age of ______ by its mother when the balance of her mind was disturbed as a result of childbirth.
a. 12 months
b. 24 months
c. 36 months
d. 48 months
a. 12 months
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Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Bob's wallet was stolen while eating lunch at the university cafeteria. When the man who stole his wallet was caught, Bob opted to resolve the case informally at a ________
a. community court b. criminal justice center c. dispute-resolution center d. deferral court
The rush to incarcerate has increase the rate of imprisonment from ______ per 100,000 in 1979 to ______ per 100,000 for U.S. residents of all ages in 2016.
a. 220; 612 b. 230; 612 c. 230; 450 d. 220; 478
According to Pinder v. Johnson, involving a lawsuit by a mother against a police officer and others for the death of her children in a fire:
a. public officials owe private citizens the right to protect them from damage from one another. b. a violation of clearly established law is not recoverable. c. the due process clause does not require government actors to affirmatively protect life. d. an affirmative duty to protect life can never arise on the part of government officials.