Convicted felons often succeed in obtaining a trial de novo in appellate courts because the appellate court interprets facts, not the law
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
FALSE
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The United States Code, Section 113D, punishes various terrorist crimes. This has been strengthened by the ______.
a. Anti-Terrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act b. extraterritorial jurisdiction c. Article III, Section 3 of the U.S. Constitution d. foreign indictment doctrine
According to official records, drug abuse by ____ still overshadowed drug abuse by all other races or ethnicities.
a. Whites b. Latinos c. Blacks d. Asians
One method of controlling white-collar crime is through the use of compliance strategies. How do compliance strategies work?
a. Compliance strategies aim for law conformity without the necessity of detecting, processing, or penalizing individual violators. b. Compliance strategies require cooperation and self-policing from businesses. c. Compliance strategies provide economic incentives for obeying the law. d. Compliance strategies do all of the above.
Mary and Louise are both 15 years old. Each was arrested and charged with stealing a vehicle. Mary stole a car from the teacher's parking lot at her school. Louise stole her neighbor's car when she decided that she wanted to drive to her boyfriend. They both meet with Mr. Brown, a juvenile probation officer, who is to recommend whether or not they should be detained in a juvenile detention center
prior to the disposition of their cases.According to the routine activities theory, Mary would be considered a(n): A) ?motivated offender. B) ?suitable target. C) ?suitable offender. D) ?capable guardian. E) ?at-risk youth.