The mental purpose or design to commit a specific act is called:

a. intent
b. motive
c. recklessness
d. negligence


a

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______ believed that human action was often evoked by circumstances beyond the individual’s control.

a. Garofalo b. Bentham c. Beccaria d. Wolfgang

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Most studies have reported that juvenile drug court participation reduced __________.

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

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According to the Supreme Court opinion in Herring v. U.S. (2009), involving a search pursuant to an active arrest warrant that was later discovered to have been recalled several months earlier:

a. evidence obtained by officers who honestly believe they are acting lawfully is admissible. b. the good faith of officers is irrelevant to the determination whether or not to exclude evidence. c. all evidence seized pursuant to a search not based on probable cause must be excluded. d. the evidence seized pursuant to the search is admissible if the police acted objectively, in reasonably goodfaith and the error in record keeping was negligent but not reckless

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This group of citizens patrolled at night looking for fires and other problems.

What will be an ideal response?

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