A legal defense in which the defendant admits to committing the act in question but claims it was necessary in order to avoid some greater evil is called a(n):

a. Alibi.
b. Procedural defense.
c. Justification.
d. Insanity.


c

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Which of the following is not a social science?

a. criminal justice/criminology b. sociology c. psychology d. anthropology e. zoology

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Fox and Levin developed a typology of mass murders based on the offender's motivation. Which of the following is not one of the motivations they noted:

A. Revenge B. Power C. Terror D. Fame

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Behavioral theories emphasizes the role of learning through what factor(s)?

a. social acceptability factors b. reinforcement c. maintenance of self-esteem d. sexual stimuli

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The Supreme Court has sanctioned plea bargaining

a. True b. False

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