The failure to act if there is a legal duty to act is known as _____
a. Criminal omission c. Actus reus
b. Entrapment d. Negligence
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According to Hinman (1998), under which principle should people be prepared to stand up to what he calls “egregious moral wrongdoing”?
a. the principle of understanding b. the principle of tolerance c. the principle of standing up against evil d. the principle of fallibility
Traditionally, criminal statutes were predicated on the ________ of the criminal act
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
According to the text, which of the following is true?
a. The need for formal social control has diminished in modern times b. The opportunities for white collar crime were greater in traditional societies c. Informal social control is less effective in traditional than in modern societies d. Many of the worst white collar crimes were committed by the powerful who did not have incentives to impose formal controls on their own predatory practices
Which of the following is a reason for the relatively rapid spread of parole legislation?
A. dissatisfaction with the determinate sentencing B. desire for harsher sentencing for offenders C. desire to promote retribution for violent offenders D. dissatisfaction with the “good-times” deductions already in place