Law and Politics

In America's adult game of "cops and robbers," the ends are more important than the means.

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In a high-risk situation (e.g., a gang drive-by shooting), the Supreme Court has upheld the police:

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In 2002, the Supreme Court held that police may question passengers on a bus and trains for evidence without:

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The Supreme Court has held that when an officer has probable cause to search a vehicle, the officer may:

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________ required that the "beyond a reasonable doubt" standard of proof be used in juvenile courts.

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The doctrine of ________ means the "state is the ultimate parent" of the child.

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In ________, the Supreme Court mandated that all indigent persons charged with felonies in state ...

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The ________ Amendment provides that no person shall be twice put in jeopardy of life or limb or ...

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The leading case on consent searches is:

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To obtain an arrest warrant, an officer or a citizen swears:

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The current trend regarding the use of illegally seized evidence is clearly toward the ________ model.

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Two models regarding the use of illegally seized evidence are the ________ and ________ models.

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"Probable cause" can be said to mean that a police officer possesses:

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The standard for a legal arrest is:

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Former Chief Justice Rehnquist established a ________ to the exclusionary rule doctrine.

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In ________ the Supreme Court held that illegally obtained criminal evidence must be barred from use ...

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A police officer cannot add to his or her amount of existing probable cause used to make an arrest:

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Cold cases selected for work are usually at least a year old.

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Evidence collection for crimes of stalking begins with the victims.

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Because of court rulings, computer crime investigators cannot penetrate password-protect features to ...

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The commonly held belief that polygraph examination results are not admitted into court is true.

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Undercover work can and does disrupt officers' family relationships and even lead to adopting a ...

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The interrogator should know the prisoner's language and know a large amount of information about him.

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Bug behavior can indicate whether the victim was killed indoors or out, during daylight or night, in ...

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The chances that two people could have the same DNA profile is usually about one in 5000 a very ...

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