Explain the difference between motive and intent and their legal significance

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• Motive is the desire that compels or drives a person to intend to do something. It is never an element of a crime and never has to be proved.
• Intent is either the general knowingly deliberately doing something wrong or having the specific desire to bring about an unlawful specific consequence of conduct.

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a. BABA b. GABA c. MABA d. ZABA

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Explain why white-collar crimes are not victimless crimes.

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What parallels can be drawn between Allan Pinkerton and J. Edgar Hoover?

What will be an ideal response?

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The United States has a(n) ________ court system

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

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