The Fifth Amendment privilege against self incrimination allows the defendant in a criminal trial to lawfully withhold a document from the prosecution unless such document incriminates the defendant.

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


False

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A notification of an incident made to a communications dispatch center by a first responder would best be described as:

A) Request for Assistance B) Command Post Initiation C) Officer needs help call D) Situation Estimate

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After consulting with his physician Frank's doctor has prescribed barbiturates to Frank for anxiety. Discuss the anticipated acute and long – term effects that Frank's doctor discussed with him

What will be an ideal response?

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Rohypnol and GHB are known as __________ drugs

Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

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The ______ is a judicially imposed requirement that any evidence obtained by the police using methods that violate an individual’s constitutional rights be excluded in a criminal prosecution against that individual.

a. equal protection clause b. exclusionary rule c. necessary and proper clause d. consent decree

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