The "spit and acquit" program was developed by:
a. a judge trying to find defendants guilty.
b. a defense attorney trying to prove his clients' innocence.
c. a prosecutor attempting to expand DNA collection.
d. a forensic scientist testing a new lab technique.
e. a police officer working on a new weapons technology.
c
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According to _____________ theory, each successive immigrant group experienced strain to which some members reacted by innovating in accord with a tradition that had been established by earlier American entrepreneurs
A) ?ethnic succession B) ?strain C) ?social control D) ?differential association
Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)
1. Upon receiving a driver’s license, an individual is consenting to the administration of a urine or blood test or a breathalyzer test to determine his or her blood alcohol content. 2. Any conviction for drug possession requires that the defendant be in actual possession of the drugs. 3. Most states have established a .20% limit for blood alcohol content as the required blood alcohol level for proving DUBAL. 4. Schedule V drugs have no currently accepted medical use in treatment in the United States, but they have low potential for addiction. 5. Mandatory minimum sentences for drug offenses take into account the type and quantity of drugs in the defendant’s possession.
One difference between a preliminary hearing and a grand jury is in a preliminary hearing, ______.
a. a group of citizens determines probable cause and in a grand jury, a judge determines probable cause b. prosecutors determine probable cause and in a grand jury, a judge determines probable cause c. the judge determines probable cause and in a grand jury hearing, a group of citizens determine probable cause d. the judge determines probable cause and in a grand jury hearing, the prosecutor determines probable cause
The primary reason behind the use of prison privatization is to
a. reduce costs. b. eliminate overcrowding. c. lease other properties. d. improve prison living conditions.