The Supreme Court upheld that the seriousness of the crime does influence searches incident to arrest and found that a pat-down of the suspect's outer clothing was not permissible following an arrest for driving with a revoked license

a. True
b. False


Answer: b

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Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)

1. More people die each year as the result of scams and illegal corporate activity than as the result of the activities of street criminals. 2. For a very long period in our history, victims of defective and dangerous products could not sue corporations for damages. 3. Occupational crime has minimal financial costs, which may account for why it is not taken seriously. 4. The financial impact of the savings and loan scandal pales in comparison to the impact of bank robberies. 5. Just as there are criminogenic neighborhoods, there are also criminogenic corporations with a “tradition” of wrongdoing.

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The medical model is associated with ______.

a. incapacitation b. deterrence c. parole d. rehabilitation

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A reverse waiver means that ________

A) a sentence imposed by a juvenile court blends a juvenile disposition and an adult sentence B) the juvenile's case is sent back to the juvenile court from the adult court C) the juvenile's case is sent on to adult court D) the prosecutors and defense attorneys cannot agree on the appropriate court in which to try a juvenile

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Officer Goldman immediately entered the home without obtaining a warrant. He was allowed to do this based on the requirement of a. consent

b. exigent circumstances. c. arrest. d. seizure.

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