Which came first in America, the English jury system or the U.S. Constitution?

What will be an ideal response?


Jury system

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Rick accidentally drops his expensive new camera. The camera is damaged and the lens is destroyed. Rick cannot afford a new camera so he devises a plan to claim that the camera was stolen from his automobile

In that way, his car insurance will pay for the cost of replacing the "stolen" camera and lens. As part of the claims process, Rick must file a police report about the purported theft. If Rick files such a report and falsely states that the camera was stolen, he commits no criminal offense because the report is for insurance purposes only and the police are unlikely to conduct any investigation of the matter. Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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Explain why the Uniform Crime Reports were developed

What will be an ideal response?

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The range of the correlation test statistic is ______.

A. 0 to 1 B. dependent upon the alpha level C.the same as the degrees of freedom for the primary analytic test being conducted D. ?1 to +1

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The state utilizes private prisons for inmates classified as nonviolent offenders. The argument behind this approach is that private prisons are more cost-effective than state-run prisons. What does the current research say about the cost-effectiveness of private prisons in comparison to state prisons?

a. Evaluation studies have been inconclusive. b. Evaluation studies show that private prisons can do the same job as a public prison for half the cost. c. Evaluation studies show that private prisons can do the same job as a public prison for one-fourth the cost. d. Evaluation studies show that public prisons can do the same job as a private prison for half the cost.

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