There are 10 common defenses as recognized by our judicial system. List a minimum of 5 defenses and discuss their meaning
What will be an ideal response?
Alibi—witnesses testify in court showing they could not have committed a crime, consent—victim condoning or giving consent to a crime is not a valid defense, entrapment—the government conduct was outrageous and related to a defendants actions, immunity/privilege—special protection against being prosecuted, involuntary actions/duress—action or behavior was not voluntary, mistake/ignorance of law—defendants did not know there was a law for such behavior, necessity—defendant admits to committing the crime however says they had to out of necessity, self-defense—admits to the crime but was defending self, youth—age affects conviction based on maturity and mindset, and insanity—person was not of sound mind when committing the crime(s).
You might also like to view...
Describe the classification process in state prisons
What will be an ideal response?
By being incarcerated in small, solitary cells, prisoners could reflect on their wrongdoings and be penitent, thus this philosophy led to the term ______.
A. penitentiary B. institutionalization C. recidivism D. criminalization
The traditional legal rule regarding confessions is that confessions:
A. may be physically coerced. B. must be free and voluntary. C. may be psychologically coerced. D. may be obtained by any means necessary.
Which of the following is concerned solely with identifying judges who are qualified, intelligent, and who will do the job well?
A) Arbitrary selection B) Merit selection C) Qualified selection D) Nepotistic selection