If a prosecutor continually rejects a particular type of case, it may send a message to police that enforcement of the underlying crime is not important
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Consensual encounters usually result from police officers checking out situations where the
circumstances do not rise to the level of a Terry sto a. Handling a crowd control problem. b. Checking out a stray or injured animal. c. Handling a noisy neighbor complaint. d. Checking out a suspicious individual complaint made by a citizen.
______ deterrence refers to the effect of punishment of the future behavior of the person who experiences the punishment.
A. General B. Specific C. Primary D. Secondary
Cases of ______ require that the use of force is justified based on the nature of the intrusion.
a. duress b. entrapment c. necessity d. self-defense
The most recent Supreme Court ruling on mentally challenged offenders upheld the constitutionality of executing offenders with intellectual disabilities, but permitted mental retardation to be considered as a mitigating factor during sentencing
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