Define homicide.

What will be an ideal response?


The term homicide is used to describe all taking of human life by human act or agency.

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Which of the following is a form of high-technology fraud that uses official-looking e-mail messages to elicit responses from victims, directing them to phony websites?

a. Phishing b. Spam c. Spyware d. Worm

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All of the following are reasons that it is difficult to estimate the number of trafficked victims EXCEPT ______.

A. victims are often fearful of retribution B. victims are often distrustful of law enforcement C. there is no uniform system for collecting data on the victims D. there is poor cooperation among international law enforcement agencies

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Natural changes to subjects taking part in an experiment that threaten internal validity are known as ______.

a. history b. instrumentation c. testing d. maturation

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Under the Sixth Amendment juvenile offenders have

a. no right to any due process protections. b. no right to a jury trial for any offense. c. a right to a jury trial if the offense is a felony. d. a right to a jury trial if the offense is a serious one.

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