Define, compare, and contrast the "Good Samaritan" doctrine and the American bystander rule. Which rule is dominant in the United States? Which rule is best? Explain your position

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The "Good Samaritan" doctrine creates a legal duty for persons to aid strangers who are in peril. The American bystander rule generally creates no duty for a person to aid a stranger in peril. The bystander rule is the law in most states.

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In the recent past, the public viewed police officers as a group of unintelligent, uneducated, and untrained incompetents.

Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)

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Sampson and Laub developed the ______ theory based on longitudinal data collected between 1949 and 1963 by Sheldon and Eleanor Glueck.

a. differential association b. age graded developmental c. critical criminology d. general theory of crime

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Public law is comprised of ______.

A. constitutional law, administrative law, and criminal law B. constitutional law, torts, and property C. constitutional law, contract, and property D. constitutional law, administrative, and tort

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