At common law, ____________ was the "unlawful killing of another with malice aforethought."

a. mayhem
b. manslaughter
c. murder
d. wrongful death


C

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_____________ is a type of bureaucratic structure that organizes persons at the operational/street level into cells whose members know only the people in their same cell

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

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Interracial sex under slavery was viewed as just a fact of life

a. True b. False

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The most lenient disposition in a juvenile case is ______.

a. deferred adjudication b. a waiver c. amicus curiae d. statutory exclusion

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

1.Although incarceration has been widely acknowledged as a popular method of punishment in the United States, a majority of nonviolent and low-risk offenders are, in fact, sentenced to community corrections. 2.Research increasingly points to the low prevalence of violence and victimization among incarcerated inmates. 3.Jails in the United States are operated by local, state, federal, and private agencies. 4.Jails generally hold individuals who are awaiting trial or awaiting transfer to other facilities after a conviction and those with misdemeanor offences serving sentences of one year or less. 5. 35. Prisons

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