The Idea That Robbers Are Among the Most Daring and Dangerous

question 18

Multiple Choice

The idea that robbers are among the most daring and dangerous of individuals is based on the fact that robbers:

• A) Have been found to score higher than other offenders in the measure of bravado.
• B) Are engaging in greater risk than most other offenders.
• C) Tend to cause greater harm to their victims in the carrying out of their crimes.
• D) Command greater respect from their victims.

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Definitions:

Internal Actions

Measures or processes initiated within an organization to handle its affairs, without involving external enforcement or intervention.

Sovereign States

Politically independent countries that have complete authority over their internal and external affairs, recognized by international law.

Act-of-State Doctrine

A principle in international law that holds that a nation is sovereign within its own borders and its domestic actions cannot be questioned by the courts of another nation.

Foreign Sovereign Nation

A foreign sovereign nation refers to a country that operates under its own autonomous government and is recognized as having complete authority over its territory and political affairs, separate from other nations.