These types of laws allow mothers or custodial parents to drop off newborns to approved agencies without the fear of criminal prosecution.

A. safe shield laws
B. safe baby laws
C. parental alternative laws
D. safe haven laws


D. safe haven laws

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The most important quality in a witness:

a. Is to be old b. Is to be truthful. c. Is for his/here testimony to have aggravating features. d. Is to be a minority.

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Programs that bridge an inmate's status from imprisonment to community control are known as ________ programs

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

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Which of the following reasons explains, in part, why leaders in the developing world often do not denounce what the West considers to be terrorism?

a. What the West considers to be terrorism was used during many insurgencies as a legitimate tactic. b. Such leaders are cold-hearted dictators. c. It is not immoral behavior in some cultures. d. It is an honorable practice in some cultures.

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The __________ are those crimes that are considered serious and that the police feel are fairly accurately reported and uniformly measured.

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

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