Becoming a significant branch of the British legal system, what was created during the fifteenth century to oversee the lives of minor children of the wealthy who were orphaned or unable to care for themselves?
a. Parens patriae
b. Chancery courts
c. Poor Laws
d. Dower system
b
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The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is the major enforcement agency against environmental crimes.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
Christopher Schreck transformed the General Theory of Crime into one of vulnerability of crime in his Extended Low Self-Control Theory. He took the six elements outlined in the General Theory of Crime and adapted them to victimization. These include all the following, except ______.
a. future orientation b. diligence c. physical activity d. self-centeredness
Which category of the MTC:R3’s aggression variable is characterized by extreme violence and desire to degrade the victim?
A. expressive aggression B. instrumental aggression C. strategic violence D. sadistic violence
"_______________" involves the chemical changes occurring in body tissues that tend to make muscles stiffen after death. The presence or absence of stiffening may help in establishing time of death.
A. Rigor Mortis B. Post Mortem Lividity C. Duces Tecum D. Mala in se