According to John Coffee, criminal law differs from civil law in which of the following ways?
a. Criminal laws are legislative acts, but the civil law is largely judge-made
b. Intent plays a lesser role in criminal law
c. Criminal law is more tolerant of procedural informality
d. Criminal law relies upon private enforcement
A
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Homicide is largely an intraracial crime because:
a. For single-offender, single-victim homicides, 92 percent of African-American murder victims are murdered by Latino offenders, and 85 percent of white murder victims are murdered by African-American offenders. b. For single-offender, single-victim homicides, 92 percent of African-American murder victims are murdered by African-American offenders, and 85 percent of white murder victims are murdered by white offenders. c. For single-offender, single-victim homicides, 92 percent of African-American murder victims are murdered by white offenders, and 85 percent of white murder victims are murdered by women offenders. d. For single-offender, single-victim homicides, 92 percent of women murder victims are murdered by female offenders, and 85 percent of male murder victims are murdered by white offenders.
Recent research indicates that some psychopaths do in fact exhibit which emotion(s)?
a) fear. b) stress, anxiety and guilt. c) love and compassion d) doubting mania.
The fact that the same behavior can lead to different charges under different criminal laws is a reason for prosecutorial discretion in charging defendants
Indicate whether this statement is true or false.
?This is another name for golem.
A. ?zombie B. ?vampire C. ?robot D. ?mental defect