An "individual" must be born and alive before he or she falls within the scope of coverage of the Texas criminal homicide statutes
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
FALSE
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Human trafficking is a transnational crime because:
a. It only occurs in the United States. b. Smugglers have organized international networks. c. Only illegal aliens are subject to it. d. Smugglers focus on targeting children from Asia.
Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)
1. Social process theorists believe that if we wish to understand social behavior, we have to understand how individuals subjectively perceive their social reality. 2. Differential association theory argues that crime is the result of individual traits combined with the influence of media violence. 3. Labeling theory is unlike other criminal theories, in that it does not ask why crime rates vary, or why individuals differ in their initial propensity to commit crime. 4. Positive punishment makes a behavior more likely to be repeated in the future. 5. According to Gottfredson and Hirschi, most crimes are spontaneous acts and require little skill.
Rules of evidence define how a trial will be conducted and the order of proceedings
a. true b. false
In Wolf v. Colorado, the U.S. Supreme was called on to address whether evidence seized in violation of the Fourth and Fourteenth Amendments could be used in state court and held that:
a. The exclusionary rule that applied to defendants in federal court also applied to defendants in state court. b. The exclusionary rule was an explicit requirement of the Fourth Amendment and equally applicable to the state and federal courts. c. The exclusionary rule was a judiciary creation to expedite the trial process. d. State courts were not required to exclude from trial evidence that was seized in violation of the Fourteenth Amendment.