A battery-powered electromuscular device (EMD) that fires two metal prongs attached to a wire delivering approximately 26 watts of electricity at more than 50,000 volts is called a

A. ray gun.
B. laser.
C. Taser.
D. phaser.


Answer: C

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a. American Community Survey b. Current Population Survey c. National Crime Victimization Survey d. Police-Public Contact Survey

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Which ONE of the following statements is INCORRECT?

a. Where an error at a criminal trial involves provisions of the federal constitution, the U.S. Supreme Court has said that appellate courts must find beyond a reasonable doubt that the error was harmless if the court is to affirm the trial court. b. The constitutional proscription of double jeopardy prevents appeals by the prosecutor of pretrial orders. c. The U.S. Supreme Court has said that states must provide legal counsel to indigent persons convicted of felonies who exercise their statutory right to appeal. d. Appellate courts perform dual functions in the criminal process: error correction and lawmaking.

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The terrorist group we now know as Al Qaeda was founded by Osama bin Laden in the early 1980s to support the effort in Afghanistan against the invasion by the former Soviet Union

a. True b. False

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In inquisitorial systems, judges seldom rely on previous cases in pronouncing judgment.

Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)

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