Write a fictional case in which an exigent or emergency circumstance exits and a warrantless search may be conduct. Explain which exigent circumstance your case follows and why it meets the criteria

What will be an ideal response?


The example should be supported by one of the four circumstances provided in the text. The circumstances can include: reasonable belief that the evidence may be immediately destroyed, hot pursuit of a suspect, an immediate need to protect or preserve life, or threat to the safety of the officers.

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Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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The ______ is a concept proposed by Tannenbaum in relation to labeling theory that states when relatively minor laws are broken, the community tends to dramatize it.

a. looking-glass self b. primary deviance c. secondary deviance d. dramatization of evil

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When force is not used in the taking of property, but it is used to keep the property and to escape from the scene of the theft

a. all states follow the rule that because force wasn't used to take the property, a robbery was not committed b. all states follow the rule that because force was used to keep the property after it was stolen, a robberywas committed c. some state courts have ruled a robbery occurred, while others have ruled it did not occur d. the crime of extortion was committed

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