Under what two circumstances may a defendant be tried in absentia?

What will be an ideal response?


If a defendant voluntarily and deliberately absconds either before or during his or her trial or
repeatedly disrupt the proceedings by their unruly, loud, and disruptive conduct.

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Studies focusing on inherited mental degeneration led to the development of _________ criminology

a. classical b. eugenic c. radical d. conflict

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An article in ______ prompted Truman Capote to write a true crime novel.

a. The Washington Post b. The New York Times c. The Chicago Tribune d. The New York Post

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________ includes the interception of electronic communications and deriving intelligence from those communications.

What will be an ideal response?

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How is the neoclassical school different from the classical school?

A. The neoclassical school argues that some people (e.g., millennials and Generation Xers) use rational thinking to commit crime. B. The neoclassical school assumes that some people (e.g., children aged 15 and women aged 35) are hedonistic. C. The neoclassical school argues that some people (e.g., males aged 50 and disabled) believe that the causes of crime are external in nature. D. The neoclassical school assumes that some people (e.g., children and the insane) cannot reason.

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