What reasons did the Florida District Court of Appeal give for its conclusion that the common law crime of misprision of a felony should not be judicially made part of Florida substantive criminal law?
a. Misprision was created prior to the existence of professional police officers.
b. American prosecutors had largely rejected misprision because it was not suited to contemporary society.
c. Floridians don't want people to be criminally prosecuted for choosing to mind their own business..
d. All of the above are true.
State and local personnel systems
a. are very different from the federal civil service system.
b. tended to experience slower development of a merit-based system than the federal system.
c. have developed merit systems in recent years partly as a result of unions.
d. were developed by the political bosses and machines.
Why are punishments for crimes like murder, rape, and robbery more stringent than for white collar crimes like forgery?
a. Because murder, rape, and robbery impact more people.
b. Because murder, rape, and robbery violate both legal and moral principles.
c. Because white collar crimes happen in business with more privileged people.
d. Because white collar crimes are harder to detect.
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