Discuss ways in which the media have affected our perceptions of criminal investigation
What will be an ideal response?
• The public fascination with cops and criminals extends back through modern history. Not only the media but also popular culture have focused on brilliant detectives, outlaw gangs, and, more recently, crime-fighting through forensic techniques. However, these fictional portrayals may seriously distort and oversimplify the realities of the investigative process.
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a. police exception b. safe entry exception c. public safety exception d. exigent circumstances exception
When it comes to corrections, conservatives tend to support:
a. less strict punishments. b. rehabilitation. c. furlough programs. d. the medical model. e. none of the above.
As a result of r his analysis of the effectiveness of the war on drugs, Fisher concluded that the National Drug Control Strategy should emphasize all of the following except:
a.prevention b.harm management c.treatment d.stiffer sentences for drug suppliers
What is required for evidence to be admissible in a trial?
a. Any evidence is admissible b. At a minimum, it must be relevant and trustworthy in the eyes of the judge c. It must be reasonable in the eyes of the judge d. It must make sense to the judge