"__________________" is no defense to prosecution that the actor was ignorant of the provisions of any law after the law has taken effect.

a. Mistake of Law
b. Mistake of fact
c. Mistake of necessity
D. Mistake of intoxication


Answer: a. Mistake of Law

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A. focuses on the laws of search, seizure, and arrest. B. provides training on the tactics for interviewing witnesses. C. teaches rookies the procedures for securing a crime scene. D. gives rookies their first taste of informal rules.

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The majority of state parole board members are appointed by the state’s __________.

a. Director of Corrections b. Governor c. Supreme Court d. Attorney General

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What did the President's Crime Commission legislate to offer funding to improve the criminal justice system?

What will be an ideal response?

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Intensive-supervision programs are intended to:

A. ensure more informal processing of delinquency cases. B. serve as an intermediate response that is less restrictive than standard probation. C. ensure regular contact between probationers and probation officers. D. serve as an intermediate response that is more restrictive than incarceration.

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