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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