____________________ means that the officers acted with the honest belief that they were following the proper rules and therefore are not subject to the exclusionary rule

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word


Good faith

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a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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Timothy is the defendant in a criminal trial. It is the first day of the trial and the jury has just been chosen. His attorney, fresh out of law school, files a motion for judgment of acquittal. Has this motion been properly filed?

a. Yes, the defendant is entitled to file this motion at any time prior to submitting the case to the jury. b. No, the defendant must wait until the close of the prosecution’s case or prior to submitting the case to the jury. c. Yes, the motion is to be filed before the prosecution presents its case in chief. d. No, a motion for acquittal is not appropriate until the sentencing phase of the criminal trial.

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Alcohol related problems among police officers manifest themselves in a number of ways. Which is not usually one of the ways?

A) Assaulting their wives and children B) Complaints of insubordination by superiors C) Complaints by citizens of misconduct in the form of verbal and physical abuse D) Higher than normal absenteeism prior to and immediately before the officer's regular days off

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The relationship between process evaluations and impact assessments can be stated as:

a. impact assessments must precede process evaluations b. impact assessments answer questions about program effects while process evaluations monitor a program's implementation c. only process evaluations can be used to determine if a program is effective d. all of the above

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