To offset moral constraints, youth develop a distinct set of rationalizations for engaging in delinquent acts
a. True
b. False
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
True
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A _____ houses those awaiting trial and confines convicted misdemeanants serving sentences of less than one year.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
In some ancient societies, the punishment for stealing was to have one’s hand cut off. This is an example of which source of law?
A. mens rea B. lex talionis C. stare decisis D. actus rea
Defendants who plead an excuse defense admit what they did was wrong
a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false
______ would respond to issues such as world hunger by claiming that starving people should be helped only when it is their own self-interest to do so.
a. Virtue ethics b. Act consequentialism c. Hypothetical consequentialism d. Ethical egoists