What is the definition of "probable cause"?

What will be an ideal response?


Probable cause has been defined in several ways with common underpinnings. An acceptable definition includes: a reasonable belief that a crime has been, is being, or is about to be committed and the accused committed or was about to commit it.

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What year did the FBI develop a National Gang Strategy designed to incorporate the successful investigative and prosecutorial practices for the Organized Crime/Drug Program National Strategy?

a. 1995 b. 1992 c. 1990 d. 1982

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The test to determine if a battery has occurred is:

A) whether a reasonable person would consider the touching as offensive. B) whether the victim considered the touching as offensive. C) Whether the defendant considered the touching as offensive. D) None of the above

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Possession can be deemed an act under the law for which an offender can be held responsible

a. True b. False

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The Golden Age of __________ was a time when data on crime were gathered and evaluated independent of any particular ideational framework

Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

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