Explain the year and a day rule.

What will be an ideal response?


In English common law, this rule meant that an individual could not be held criminally liable
for causing the death of an individual who died more than a year and a day after the act.

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Summarize how the UCR data significantly underrepresents the actual number of criminal events in the United States each year.

What will be an ideal response?

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Most prisons are located in ____________ areas.

A. rural B. suburban C. major urban D. smaller urban

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Which of the following is not a job-related issue that contributes to family dysfunction in police families, according to Ellen Scrivner?

a. family disruption due to rotating shifts b. unpredictable work environment c. the constant exposure of police officers to members of the opposite gender d. community expectations and demands

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________ is a prison industry program operated by private companies, with prison goods authorized to be sold on the open market if the program is certified as meeting certain conditions

Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

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