In almost ______ of DNA exoneration cases, the actual perpetrator was identified by DNA

A. 24%
B. 79%
C. 40%
D. 50%


D. 50%

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Which personality feature, commonly associated with antisocial behavior, shows high hereditability and little environmental influence?

A) Empathy B) Schizophrenic detachment C) Temperament D) Callous-unemotional traits

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What percentage of murder cases are tried as capital cases?

a. 2–6% b. 5–10% c. 2–7% d. 10–15%

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The ______ Police Department is believed to have hired the first Black female police officer, Georgia Robinson.

A. New Orleans B. New York C. Chicago D. Los Angeles

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The appellate court may affirm the conviction of a defendant, even if there was trial error. The conviction will be upheld if the court finds that there was error which had little likelihood of changing the result of the trial. What is this rule commonly known as?

a. plain error rule b. contemporaneous objection rule c. harmless error rule d. final judgment rule

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