In which of the following cases is a law enforcement agent justified in using deadly force?

A. While interrogating a suspect
B. While demonstrating the importance of respecting the law
C. When protecting himself or herself from serious harm
D. When trying to coerce a confession from an offender


Answer: C

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The term mala prohibita refers to:

a. an act that would be wrong even if no law prohibited it. b. a violation of natural law. c. a "human­made" law. d. an act that goes against the public morality.

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In 2009 the National Academy of Sciences (2009) produced a report that:

a. supported the validity and accuracy of many forensic science methods used by police and prosecutors. b. the police used new technology always in appropriate ways. c. questioned the validity and accuracy of many forensic science methods used by police and prosecutors. d. society was distrustful whenever the police used new technologies in their investigations.

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In State v. Long (1986), the Court ruled that trial courts have to give jurors what type of instruction, explaining the weaknesses of eyewitness identification evidence?

a. cautionary b. identification c. objective d. evidentiary

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