Criminal Liability Depends on a Specific State of Mind or Intent

question 40

True/False

Criminal liability depends on a specific state of mind or intent.

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Definitions:

Industrial Revolution

A period of major industrialization that occurred during the late 1700s and early 1800s, resulting in significant technological, economic, and social changes.

Sociologists

Scholars and professionals who study social life, social change, and the social causes and consequences of human behavior.

Innate

Inborn or natural characteristics or abilities not acquired or learned.

John Locke

John Locke was a 17th-century English philosopher and political theorist who laid much of the groundwork for the Enlightenment, emphasizing the rights of individuals and the notion of a social contract.