Discuss the differences between justification and excuse defenses. Be sure to give an example of each

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Justifications free defendants from criminal liability because they prove the defendants are not blameworthy. The criminal act was right or justified. An example is self-defense. Excuses free defendants from criminal liability because they prove the defendants aren't responsible for their acts. An example is the insanity defense.

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An investigator in plain clothes is conducting surveillance from an undercover (U.C.) van parked in a high crime area. He observes suspicious activity on a street corner known as a busy drug sales area

A suspect receives a wad of money and immediately walks away from the small grouA. The investigator should follow the suspect in his U.C. police vehicle while the back-up officer stays with the group on the corner. B. The investigator should use the one-officer surveillance method while the back-up officer stays with the group on the corner. C. The investigator should use the two-officer surveillance method to follow the suspect. D. The investigator should use the ABC method to follow the suspect.

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