Crime being offender-specific is the view that _______

a. an offender reacts selectively to the characteristics of a criminal act
b. characteristics of a particular act are specific to the crime
c. offenders evaluate their skills, motives, needs, and fears before deciding to commit the criminal act
d. offenders evaluate the crime target and selectively create rationales for committing the crime


Ans: c. offenders evaluate their skills, motives, needs, and fears before deciding to commit the criminal act

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1. Criminal law does not punish inchoate offenses. 2. Punishment for incomplete crimes is less than the punishments for the intended crime. 3. Inchoate crimes do not happen by accident. 4. The offender’s mindset is referred to as actus reus. 5. The offender’s actions are referred to as men rea.

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If "Marquis" is convicted of a State Jail Felony and has two prior final felony convictions. (1st, 2nd or 3rd degree) "Marquis" can be punished as if he committed a

a. 3rd degree felony (2-10 Years). b. 2nd degree felony (2-20 years) c. No change in penalty d. 1st degree felony

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If the motion to exclude the evidence fails during appeal, a defendant may still invoke the exclusionary rule through a:

a. fruit of the poisonous tree proceeding. b. good faith proceeding. c. habeas corpus proceeding. d. purged taint proceeding.

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The ODNI has also been able to attack the problem of ________ by placing analysts in critical thinking training during the first stages of their careers

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

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