Which one of the following statements is INCORRECT?
a. Most courts reject the common-law doctrine that requires a person to retreat to the greatest extent possible before meeting force with force.
b. When there is evidence that a child has been abused continually over an extended period, there is a movement today to allow assertion of the battered child syndrome (BCS) in defense of a child accused of assaulting or killing a parent.
c. If someone is killed or injured as a result of a spring gun or similar mechanical device, the party who set a spring gun is not criminally responsible for any resulting death or injury caused by the spring gun.
d. The privilege against self-incrimination guaranteed by the federal constitution is a personal one that applies only to natural persons and not corporations.
C
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________ is a term meaning criminal and noncriminal behavior committed during the course of normal work activities or committed under the guise of the police officer's authority.
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