Which describes a defendant's argument that they were somewhere else at the time of thecrime, making it impossible for him or her to commit it?

a. Mens rea
b. Alibi
c. Justification defense
d. Excuse defense


b

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Several studies suggest that parental monitoring is especially important between the ages of:

a. nine to sixteen. b. six weeks to five. c. five to eighteen. d. twelve to seventeen. e. thirteen to sixteen.

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______ specifically refers to the concept that people have the capacity to make choices, and the moral responsibility to make moral choices regardless of any constraints that might exist.

a. human agency b. hedonistic calculus c. rationality d. positivism

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According to Hubbard and Matthews, the ‘what works literature’ states that a youth’s level of risk indicates his or her likelihood of _______________.

a. recidivism b. rehabilitation c. retribution d. reentry

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The military character of police departments is illustrated by the _______________according to ranks--officer, commander, sergeant, lieutenant, captain, major, and chief.

Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

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