Compared to the adult system, the juvenile justice system is more likely to
A) employ diversion from further formal processing at all stages in the process.
B) impose the death penalty for first-degree murder.
C) protect the defendant's due process rights.
D) focus on legal issues of guilt or innocence.
A) employ diversion from further formal processing at all stages in the process.
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What phenomenon describes a situation where individuals see life as a finite pie: if person A gets a big piece of pie, it means less for person B, thus making it difficult to be genuinely happy for those who perform well
a. Scarcity mentality b. Blacklisting c. Finite resources d. Selfishness
Bush was president when Colombia was awarded a substantial amount in U.S. aid to begin a unified campaign against drug trafficking and the activities of groups designated as terrorists
a. True b. False
Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)
1. The low-activity version of the MAOA gene serves as a protective factor against criminal behavior. 2. While evolutionary psychology focuses on what makes people different, genetics looks for what makes us all the same. 3. According to evolutionary psychologists, crime is a normal behavior for which we all have the potential. 4. Traits that facilitate mating effort underlie other forms of prosocial activity. 5. The flight/fight system is the part of the autonomic nervous system that pumps out epinephrine to mobilize the body for vigorous action in response to threats.
Police may use deadly force against fleeing felons
A. if the pursuit enters another jurisdiction. B. if the police fear the felon would otherwise escape. C. only if the suspect presents an imminent danger to life. D. if state law requires it.