Both UCR and NCVS statistics indicate that juvenile violent crime remained constant through most of the 1970's and 1980's, increased during the early 1990's, and has began to decrease in recent years

Indicate whether the statement is true or false


TRUE

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The U.S. Department of Transportation set the maximum allowable blood alcohol for commercial truck and bus drivers at what concentration?

a. 0.08 percent b. 0.02 percent c. 0.05 percent d. 0.04 percent

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Interview aids such as anatomically detailed dolls have been shown to be suggestive

a. True b. False

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The consensus perspective applies primarily to homogeneous societies

a. True b. False

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Answer the following statements true (T) or false (F)

1. The actus reus requirement can be fulfilled by a person’s failure to act where there is a family relationship or statutory or contractual duty to act. 2. The law cannot criminalize the status of being addicted to narcotics, but it can punish an alcoholic for the act of public intoxication. 3. The term mens rea refers to a person’s motive for doing an illegal act. 4. Unlike the civil law, the criminal law generally does not punish people for unintentional wrongs.

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