What are the three explanations for the duress defense?
What will be an ideal response?
(1) Realism – the law cannot expect people to act in a heroic fashion and resist threats of death or serious bodily harm; (2) criminal intent – an individual who commits a crime in response to a severe threat lacks a criminal intent; (3) criminal act – individuals who commit crimes under duress act in an involuntary rather than voluntary fashion.
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A relationship of trust between a responding officer and a mentally ill person in crisis is known as what?
a. Engagement b. Rapport c. Conditional support d. Mutual reliance
Bai, a young mother, is a victim of domestic violence. She decides to leave her husband, taking her children with her. When Bai goes to the police department to file charges, she is treated disrespectfully. The police seem skeptical of her story and make light of her allegations. When she meets with the prosecutor, he does the same and is hesitant to bring charges. Bai's sister is the ________ victim in this situation.
A. primary B. secondary C. vicarious D. indirect
One of the first elements your investigation of a family dispute seeks to determine is if
a. the disputants have called a community referral agency to settle the dispute. b. a crime has been committed. c. a pastor or relative is available to mediate the problem. d. one of the parties will leave the premises to alleviate the problem.
Merton conceived of organized crime as:
a. the result of sociopathic opportunism b. adaptive innovation by educationally and financially disadvantaged elements c. a normal response to pressures exerted on certain persons by the social structure d. all of these