In the case of ________, the Supreme Court first invalidated a criminal punishment on Eighth Amendment grounds

A. Witherspoon v. Illinois
B. Weems v. United States
C. Woodson v. North Carolina
D. O’Neil v. Vermont


B. Weems v. United States

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Which of the following is not a general category of stress that police officers must deal with?

A) The criminal justice system B) Fellow officers C) The public D) Organizational and administrative practices

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The Supreme Court has ruled that a five-member jury in a criminal case is ______________

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Which individuals are at highest risk of victimization for violent crime, according to the lifestyle-exposure model?

a. older, white females b. middle-aged, African American males c. young, African American males d. middle-aged, white males e. young, white females

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The originator of the problem-oriented policing concept is _____________

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