Laws that permit the use of deadly force to protect a home or dwelling are sometimes called

a. defense of habitation laws.
b. defense of property laws.
c. defense of home laws.
d. defense of dwelling laws.


a. defense of habitation laws.

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The _______rule is the judicially created doctrine that prohibits the use of illegally obtained evidence in criminal trials

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Which of the below statements about customer complaints is not correct?

a. Customer complaints are not a valuable source of information about irregularities in a computer information system. b. Businesses should channel customer complaints regarding financial accounts to the data security manager, not to someone in the data processing department. c. Retain a record of all complaints and review them periodically. d. All of the above statements are incorrect.

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According to Beccaria, the true measure of crime is the ______.

a. harm done to society b. personal harm incurred by the actor c. harm done to the individual d. level of violence that occurred

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In 1975 the Supreme Court said a defendant has the constitutional right to elect self-representation if that choice is made __________________

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