Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)

College students have lower rates of victimization than their nonstudent counterparts.


Ans: T

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a. True b. False

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Unless the patrol officer is able to make an immediate, on-scene arrest, 12 essential questions need direct answers to determine the solvability of the case

Based on the following facts, use the solvability factors identified in the text to answer the solvability question in this case: A 32 year old woman was physically assaulted by her live-in boyfriend. He used a lamp to strike the woman in the back of the head while she was attempting to escape his grasp during an argument. The man left the scene prior to police arriving. A. Because there are no other witnesses, this case is not easily solvable. It is a "he-said, she-said' situation. Refer the woman to the domestic abuse shelter for counseling and services and close the case. B. The man has left the scene and his current whereabouts are unknown. Because of this, the case is not easily solvable. Keep the case open but suspend active investigation duties. Refer the woman to the domestic abuse shelter for counseling and services. C. This case is highly solvable. Collect statements and evidence, obtain an arrest warrant, document the scene and refer the woman to the domestic abuse shelter for counseling and services. D. There is not enough information given in the scenario to determine the solvability of the case.

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Which of the following occurs when an individual voluntarily waives his or her 4th Amendment rights and allows a police officer to search his or her person, belongings, vehicle, or home?

a. consent search b. unwarranted search c. seizure d. arrest

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Answer the following statements true (T) or false (F)

1. In a closing argument to a jury it is proper for a lawyer to comment on the weight of the evidence and the credibility of the witnesses. 2. For purpose of ruling whether to grant a defendant’s motion for a judgment of acquittal (directed verdict), a trial judge must view the evidence in a light most favorable to the defendant. 3. A witness with proper credentials can be received as an expert, may testify based on personal knowledge, and may respond to hypothetical questions that assume the existence of facts the evidence tends to establish. 4. In 1990 the Supreme Court held that the Sixth Amendment’s Confrontation Clause absolutely prohibits states from using one-way closed circuit television to receive a child’s testimony in a child abuse case.

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