The USA PATRIOT Act gave police unprecedented ability to
a. stop and frisk citizens without probable cause
b. conduct roadside checkpoints.
c. search, seize, detain, or eavesdrop in their pursuit of terrorists.
d. question suspects without administering Miranda warnings.
e. hold suspects in jail without making an arrest.
c
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The case of Mincey v. Arizona dealt with evidence collection at what type of crime scene?
a. Fire scene b. Homicide scene c. Burglary scene d. Hit and run
The Pendulum Effect states that
a. if governmental decisions are made at a high enough level, the spin of the political world will create an effect that would not have resulted from the decision itself. b. terrorist attacks come in waves, like the graph of a pendulum's motion. c. terrorists have a hypnotic effect on government that forces them to take severe actions that only create more terrorists. d. an entity will alternate between extremes when pushed one way or the other.
Effective community policing depends on optimizing positive contact between patrol officers and community members
a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false
When an offense is defined in a manner that a specific result must occur, the concept of causation becomes important. This is most commonly associated with _________ offenses
a. mala in se b. strict liability c. white collar d. homicide