The use of the ________ plea received national attention when two sons claimed they had been sexually abused since childhood and therefore found it necessary to kill their mother and father

Fill in the blank with correct word.


Answer: imperfect self-defense

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Which of the following is a police officer's first responsibility when responding to a report of a rape call?

A. Establishing the crime scene and keeping all unnecessary people out to protect the evidence B. Preserving evidence before obtaining medical attention in order to prevent the evidence from being contaminated C. Preserving evidence before obtaining medical attention in order to prevent the evidence from being contaminated, and establishing the crime scene and keeping all unnecessary people out to protect the evidence D. Attending to the victim's well-being, including medical attention if required

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Expiration release and mandatory release are very similar, except that expiration release does not involve parole.

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

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Define larceny and burglary. How are they different from each other?

What will be an ideal response?

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Only human conduct that violates the criminal ________ can properly be called criminal

Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

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