According to the text, judges are uniformly more lenient with convicted white collar crime defendants than with convicted conventional crime defendants
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
F
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A) file database and superuser directory B) file allocation table and root directory C) root directory table and file allocation directory D) file directory and root directory
The text characterizes the 19th century in America as a period during which:
a. no laws addressing harmful businesses practices were adopted b. harmful business activities were broadly criminalized c. contradictory forces allowed businesses and enterprises much freedom, but certain harmful business practices were addressed by the law d. businesses operated in such an honorable way there was no need for legal regulation
You are investigating a burglary and have been given a description of a possible suspect. Your witness has advised you that they saw a male, approximately 15–18 years of age, leaving a residence
As an investigator you know that there are two typologies for burglars of this age. Name and discuss both.
Brinkley’s attorney will claim that, at the time of committing his crimes, the defendant, as a result of serious mental disease or defect, did not understand the nature and quality of his actions or could not tell right from wrong. This attorney is
relying upon the: Michael Brinkley, a diagnosed paranoid schizophrenic, believes that aliens have instructed him to kill the president. He begins by sending letters threatening the president. He also purchases a gun from a nearby pawn shop (one that fails to conduct an appropriate background check). Brinkley then flies to Washington, D.C. Luckily, at Dulles Airport, he picks up the wrong piece of luggage at baggage claim. He shows up at the White House, opens this incorrect bag which happened to looked like his, and is upset when he doesn’t see his gun. He instead grabs a nearby rock and throws it at the White House, screaming “Die.” Nearby law enforcement agents arrest him and he is charged with several counts related to making threats against the President of the United States. a. M’Naghten Rule b. ALI insanity standard, or Freeman Rule c. Durham Test d. Blockburger Test