What is the difference between Admission versus Confession?

What will be an ideal response?


An admission is a self-incriminating statement made by the suspect that falls short of an acknowledgment of guilt. Conversely, a confession is direct acknowledgment by the suspect of his or her guilt in the commission of a specific crime or as being an integral part of a specific crime.

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A search incident to arrest is limited to

A. The area within the arrestee's immediate control B. Evidence that is reasonably related to the purpose of the arrest C. Only weapons for crimes that do not involve contraband or physical evidence D. Weapons, contraband, and the fruits and instrumentalities of a crime

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Out of the online frauds discussed in the book, this category entailed the highest mean dollar losses to victims (over $30,000 per victim).

a. investment fraud b. romance scams c. phishing and spoofing d. internet auction fraud

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Which of the following is a stated purpose of the Texas Penal Code?

A) to punish persons who violate the rules of society B) to insure the public safety by incarcerating those individuals that reject majority rule C) to punish corporations who create dangers to the public health and welfare D) to guide and limit the exercise of official discretion by law enforcement

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The primary difficulty Congress has faced in attempting to regulate the Internet to protect children from pornography is the Fourth Amendment protection against unreasonable arrest and searches

a. True b. False

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