Fred Brown gets into an argument with neighbor Marvin Smith over Smith’s loud stereo. Brown comes at smith with clenched fists shouting, “Turn it off or I’ll beat your brains out.” Smith responds by making an obscene gesture. Brown struck Smith one time with a baseball bat causing minimal damage. The police are called, and Brown is arrested and charged with

Protection from unreasonable searches and seizures are granted by the _________ Amendment.

Which of the following was NOT one of the elements of the social bond that Travis Hirschi elaborated on in his development of social control theory?

The concept that society produces criminals by stigmatizing certain individuals as deviants:

Crimes that are considered inherently evil and immoral in nature, such as murder, rape, and theft, are referred to as

A defense in which a person admits responsibility, but argues that under the circumstances, what he or she did was right is a(n)

“Common law” refers to

Which of the following is NOT part of the First Amendment?

In On Criminal Man, Lombroso argued that _____________ criminals were “born” as evolutionary degenerates, not made.

Which constitutional amendment includes the right to remain silent?