The chief theoretical obstacle to the Supreme Court creating a rule that allows individuals to sue federal officers in federal courts for constitutional violations was sovereign immunity
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
TRUE
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The Abu Nidal Organization has been financially backed by Syria, Libya, Iraq and
a. the United States b. Britain c. Iran d. Israel
All of the following are consequences of what some consider to be the overreach of criminal law EXCEPT ______.
a. Making an activity illegal means that there is little legal competition allowing for inflated prices. b. Condemnation of illegal activities is undermined by the fact that the same activity is legalized in other jurisdictions. c. People involved in these criminal activities are driven into a criminal subculture and may be victimized or become involved in other crimes. d. Victimless offenses are just as harmful if not more as offenses where there is an identifiable victim.
Do you agree that the mens rea of larceny is an issue for the jury to decide? Do you think that it is fair for someone to be convicted of larceny when they intended only to borrow the item?
If you lent a car to a friend with the expectation that they would return it in good working order and they returned it as a smoking hulking heap on the back of a flatbed tow truck and made no effort to repair or replace the car, would you feel comfortable saying that they did not "steal" the car because they had no intent to permanently deprive, even though you no longer have a car? What will be an ideal response?
Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)
1. Providing feedback builds accountability and maintains integrity, ultimately improving outcomes. 2. Offenders’ risks and needs are measured and assessed by three different scales. 3. Cognitive-behavioral treatment combines the principles of operant psychology, cognitive theory, and social learning theory. 4. The first lesson of cognitive-behavioral treatment is that criminals think differently from the rest of us.