The earliest gangs, the Wah Ching, were formed in the nineteenth century by Chinese youths affiliated with adult crime groups called:
a. triads
b. tongs
c. hui kuan
d. tsu
b
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A. They are protected by police or security officials. B. They have little or no involvement in drug trafficking Or gambling. C. They are based on ethnic and family structures. D. They are believed to be a major player in credit card fraud.
The majority decision in Olmstead v. United States held the wiretapping constitutional because _____.
A) the officers had obtained a warrant B) eavesdropping is not illegal C) the officers did not physically intrude into the home D) the officers had gotten permission from the home’s co-inhabitant
Define contraband and give three examples of articles of contraband
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In theory, juvenile proceedings are designed to be nonadversarial.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)