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1		Although its meaning may vary from one culture to the next, appears to be an almost universal taboo.


2		is the term that refers to criminal intent.


3		is present when one can gather from the circumstances of the crime that the offender must have desired the prohibited results.


4		In the U.S. Supreme Court reversed a lower court decision on the grounds that offenses such as "being addicted to the use of narcotics" were unconstitutional and that imprisonment for such as offense was "cruel and unusual punishment in violation of the Eight Amendment to the Constitution."


5		law deals with actions committed against the safety and order of the state.


6		Acts are considered to be mala when they are not necessarily wrong in themselves.


7		law embodies the legal rules and principles that define the nature and limits of governmental power, and the duties and rights of individuals in relation to the state.


8		The doctrine of vicarious liability is referred to in some jurisdictions as .


9		generally refers to principles that determine what is right or wrong according to some higher power.


10		is best defined as concert in criminal purpose.


11		Anomie is a condition of in which existing rules and values have little impact.


12		The criminologist developed general strain theory in 1992.


13		Social structure theory suggests crime is a result of a disorganized community while social process theory suggests crime is .