"Quality of life" crimes refer to laws that are meant to control bad behavior in what location?
a. schools
b. public places
c. homes
d. government buildings
b
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Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)
1. The Model Penal Code recognizes the defense of abandonment where an individual completely and voluntarily renounced his/her criminal purpose. 2. The mens rea of conspiracy is the intent to achieve the object of the agreement. 3. Under the common law, the act of conspiracy requires an overt act in addition to an agreement between two or more persons to commit a criminal act. 4. The Model Penal Code states that to constitute an attempt, an act must be a clear step toward the commission of a crime. 5. A factual impossibility is a defense to an attempt to commit a crime.
The ______ rule permits an innocent individual to momentarily possess and dispose of an illegal object.
a. fleeting possession b. constructive possession c. temporary possession d. mere possession
Shaw and McKay’s (1942) findings implied that the processes that lead to criminal activity most closely parallel those that determine the area’s ______.
a. ethnic/racial composition b. socioeconomic status c. percentage of males d. percentage of police officers