__________ _________is the ability to evaluate viewpoints, facts, and behaviors objectively in order to assess the presentation of information or methods of argumentation to establish the true worth or merit of an act or a course of conduct.

Which of the following is NOT a sub-area of criminalistics?

a. Forensic pathology b. Ballistics c. Fingerprint examination d. Document analysis

In Williams v. Florida, the U.S. Supreme Court held that a state statute requiring the defense to give notice of an alibi was:

A) unconstitutional. B) a violation of due process. C) constitutional. D) unfair to the defendant.

The shift of state police agencies' mission to focus on enforcing traffic laws resulted from the invention of the ________

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Minnesota v. Dickerson, 508 U.S. 366 (1993), applied the principles of the plain view doctrine to a situation in which a law enforcement officer discovered contraband through the sense of touch during an otherwise lawful search. This is sometimes called the plain ____________________________ doctrine

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