A ruling in a previous case that serves as a guide in deciding subsequent cases with similar circumstances is known as a _____
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precedent
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What will be an ideal response?
Fire inspectors who return to the site of a blaze after it has been extinguished in order to investigate an arson must obtain an administrative search warrant
Indicate whether this statement is true or false.
Which of the following is one of the primary rationales for removing women and girls from male correctional facilities?
a. their different needs b. the lower cost associated with operating segregated facilities c. their status as targets of sexual abuse by staff d. patriarchal beliefs that women are a distraction to males in the facilities
The 2005 Roper v. Simmons case set the minimum age for the death penalty as ________
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