In order to avoid violating the arson statute, a commercial demolition company must obtain a permit from local authorities before using explosives to demolish a building

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TRUE

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The Prison Litigation Reform Act (PLRA. affects prisoner litigation through three provisions. Which of the following is NOT one of those provisions?

a. Frequent filer provision. Prisoner must pay full filing fee, or at least a down payment followed by installment payments b. Qualified assistant provision. To encourage legitimate suits, prisoner must have the assistance of a qualified person (e.g., a lawyer, law student, or paralegal) when filing a lawsuit c. Three-strikes provision. Prisoners are prohibited, except in cases of immediate threat of physical harm, from filing new lawsuits after having previously filed three or more lawsuits that were dismissed as frivolous. d. Exhausted remedies provision. Prisoners must use all available administration remedies at their place of confinement before filing a complaint in court.

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Defendants do not have the right to introduce __________ or false testimony

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Match the behavior listed in Column 1 to the appropriate deterrence effect in Column 2

Column 1 Column 2 1. An individual slows down on the highway when they see an officer issuing a ticket to another drive on the side of the road. a. Specific Deterrence 2. A person does not reoffend due to their experience in prison for a prior offense b. General Deterrence 3. An individual arranges a taxi service to pick him up from a bar after hearing on the news that law enforcement would be enforcing a "no refusal" policy for the weekend. c. Specific Deterrence 4. A convicted DWI offender was required to place a bumper sticker on his car reading "I drank and I drove." He never drank alcohol again. d. General Deterrence

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At common law, the offenses of larceny and robbery were general-intent crimes

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