What motivates informants to aid in police investigations?

What will be an ideal response?


Police occasionally consider average citizens as informants provided that they are willing to offer relevant information in an investigation. The motivation of such people is a sense of civic duty.

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Discuss the two views for how certain behaviors are criminalized. Give examples

What will be an ideal response?

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Miranda warnings must be given at the time a suspect is arrested and taken into custody

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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What did the Symbionese Liberation Army gain notoriety for?

A. kidnapping and brainwashing Patty Hearst to join them in robbing banks B. freeing Timothy Leary from prison C. shutting the Oakland school superintendent D. advocating for Puerto Rican statehood

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The assumption on the part of the courts that prosecutors will just good “judgment and common sense” is known as the _____.

A) Equal Protection Clause B) presumption of regularity C) right of discretion D) principle of balance

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