The differences among Blacks, Hispanics, and Whites in sentence severity for drug offenses might be attributed to:

a.grand jury tendencies
b.evidence issues
c.witness testimony
d.more serious crimes committed and more serious prior records


d.more serious crimes committed and more serious prior records

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_________ is a deadly disease that affects 33% of the world's population

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

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Match the case with the correct expansion of the stop and frisk doctrine

Column 1: vehicle stops and weapons searches of automobiles protective sweeps plain touch and feel investigative detentions two-pronged test was too difficult in dealing with one of the relatively simple concepts in the Fourth Amendment Column 2: Maryland v. Buie Delaware v. Prouse Davis v. Mississippi Minnesota v. Dickerson United States v. Sokolow

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The police chief in Anytown, USA, is conducting weekly seminars where the residents of his city can come and learn about crime rates, crime trends, and crime patterns in their city. Every week the seminars seem to become more popular. At the most recent seminar, 200 people attended. They had to move the seminar into the city auditorium. At this week's seminar, one of the participants asked the chief of police to comment on crime rates. The police chief explains that there are problems with the UCR crime data. The police chief recommends to the audience that they should look at other sources to evaluate statistics on crime. He suggests that the participants review the _______________, which is a comprehensive, nationwide survey of victimization in the United States conducted annually by

the U.S. Census Bureau and the Bureau of Justice Statistics. A. MTF B. NCVS C. NIBRS D. UCR

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The Milwaukee Fire Department is fighting a three alarm fire of an occupied warehouse full of workers, clothing, and industrial machinery

During the operation, several firefighters observe that a strange gasoline smell is present on the lower floor and trailers seem to be present. What is the PRIMARY role of the firefighters now? A. To protect any criminal evidence. B. To extinguish the fire. C. To investigate arson. D. To collect evidence before it is destroyed by fire.

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