What type of weapon, made from medical X rays or commercial, low-level nuclear material with high explosives, will render an isolated area inhabitable for a period of time?

A. Anthrax
B. Nuclear bomb
C. Dirty bomb
D. Chemical bomb


Answer: C

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Self-interest. The Miranda rule is counter to the self-interest of the police. The job of the police is to solve crimes, and they will find ways to get around a rule that interferes with the accomplishment of their main goal. Scope. The courts cannot supervise every interrogation that is undertaken throughout the United States. There simply are too many arrests, too many defendants, and too many interrogations and confessions. Only a small number of jurisdictions tape interrogations, making it difficult to determine precisely what transpired. Counter-strategy. The past 40 years have demonstrated that the Miranda decision failed to anticipate the various strategies developed by the police to minimize the impact of the decision. Psychology. The Supreme Court relied on suspects to invoke the

Miranda rights. Most suspects are too intimidated and scared to invoke their Miranda rights or do not understand the Miranda rights. Feedback. The Supreme Court has decided a number of cases that have weakened defendants’ protections under Miranda. For example, a confession that is inadmissible in evidence may be used to cross-examine a suspect who takes the stand at trial in his or her own defense (Harris v. New York, 401 U.S. 222 [1971]). The Court also has provided the police with significant flexibility on the required reading of the Miranda rights (Florida v. Powell, 559 U.S. 50 [2010]). Expertise. An understanding of the interrogation process by Supreme Court justices may have given them a better appreciation of the limitations of Miranda in protecting defendants’ right against self-incrimination. A. it is the reliance on race as the basis for detaining an individual for investigation or for arrest B. may occur in a variety of situations C. it is allowed by the Fourth Amendment D. includes stop and frisk laws

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The concept of ________ relates to ensuring the fundamental principles of justice and implies the administration of laws does not violate individual rights.

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

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At the mall, a woman reported to private security officers that her eight year old daughter was missing. A search of the mall by security officers failed to locate the missing girl and police were summoned to the scene

After interviewing the mother and security officers, what should the officer do next? A. Issue an Amber Alert. B. Verify that the child is in fact missing. C. Ask the mother to wait another hour to see if the daughter turns u

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