The ______ defense recognizes that conduct that would otherwise be criminal is justified when undertaken to prevent a significant harm.
a. necessity
b. excusable
c. self
d. justified
a. necessity
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Under the PATRIOT Act, what legal documents are needed in order for law enforcement to obtain information regarding temporarily assigned network addresses or billing records from Internet Service Providers?
What will be an ideal response?
The first foreigner trained in the use of the Henry classification system was New York City Detective Sergeant ________ in 1904.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
What model of corrections is based upon the assumption that criminal behavior can be controlled by more use of incarceration and other forms of strict supervision?
a. congregate model b. medical model c. rehabilitation model d. community corrections model e. crime control model
The Supreme Court ruled in Vernonia v. School District of Acton (1995):
a. drug testing of students participating in athletic programs violates the Fourth Amendment. b. drug testing of student athletes must be consensual in order to comply with the Fourth Amendment. c. random, suspicionless drug testing of student athletes does not violate the Fourth Amendment. d. the Fourth Amendment does not apply to drug testing of students.