What is the difference between the abuse excuse and the rotten social background defense?
What will be an ideal response?
The abuse excuse and rotten social background are two new types of defenses. The abuse excuse argues that defendants commit crimes as a result of their own victimization (battered wife and battered child syndromes), while the rotten social background defense argues that an individual committed a crime as a result of an irresistible impulse that resulted from his or her socially deprived childhood.
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Cyberstalking was made famous in the 2007 case of O.J. Simpson and his then girlfriend Megan Huff
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Which of the following items is NOT examined when assessing a client’s sexual development?
a. toilet training experiences b. adjustment to puberty c. history of sexual victimization d. attitudes toward sex
The U.S. Marshals Service is the oldest federal law enforcement agency
a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false