A police officer leaves a suspect handcuffed in a car that is not completely pulled over from the highway. The car is hit, and the suspect suffers injuries. Which of the following would he sue under?

A) intentional tort
B) unintentional tort
C) negligence tort
D) contributory negligence tort


C

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The __________ goal of criminal punishment presumes that the threat of punishment will prevent the general population from engaging in the proscribed conduct.

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

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Racist attitudes, common in the larger society, have become part of the "________," or implicit rules of life

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

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The nexus requirement holds that an act that is considered ________ must have some relationship to the act of justice that the defendant is seeking to avoid.

A. quasi-bribery B. felony C. subornation of perjury D. obstruction of justice

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Muslims believe that Jews, Christians, and Zoroastrians worship the same deity

a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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