When a defendant refuses to testify in court due to the fact that the information might incriminate them, this is known as ______________

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word


taking the Fifth OR pleading the Fifth

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Will West was the man who:

a. Had a virtual "double" with a similar name. b. Devised the fingerprint classification system used in Spanish-speaking countries. c. Mutilated his fingerprints with acid. d. Invented Superglue.

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What started John Gotti's rise in the New York mob?

What will be an ideal response?

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Economic growth has been slow since 2008, but with no discernible effect on the crime rate. How might criminologists explain this?

a. All of these choices. b. "zero­tolerance" policies have put more people in prison c. Police tactics have become more effective. d. Those most heavily involved in a crack cocaine boom in the late 1980s are no longer offending.

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The Wickersham Commission identified what problems of policing?

a. Police brutality and corruption b. Police brutality and over work c. Over work and corruption d. Corruption and poor training

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