In some states there is a _____ presumption that children between the ages of 7 and 14 have the capacity to commit a crime
a. mandatory
b. inferential
c. conclusive
d. rebuttable
d
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Using the National Gang Intelligence Center's definition of a gang: a gang is a group that has three or more members, generally aged 10-22
a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false
This organization, working with the Federal Trade Commission only recently started to estimate the amount of economic victimization that is occurring in the US ___________
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)
1. In burglary, target attractiveness refers to the distance between the target home and the burglar’s home. 2. The high recovery rate of stolen vehicles indicates that most motor vehicle thefts are for expressive rather than financial reasons.
Which one of the following statements is INCORRECT?
a. Courts of law tend to focus on the philosophical, theoretical, and empirical questions that surround the various forms of criminal punishment. b. The U.S. Supreme Court’s 2005 decision in United States v. Booker has now effectively relegated the federal sentencing guidelines to an advisory status. c. When a trial court sentences a defendant to incarceration, it generally allows the defendant credit against any term of incarceration for all time spent in custody as a result of the charge for which sentence is imposed. d. Courts tend to scrutinize probation conditions that restrict such fundamental rights as procreation.