What is justification and why is it important?

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The police need to have justification, or cause, before they can conduct a search or a seizure. Justification needs to be in place a priori—that is, before a person or evidence is sought in an area protected by the Fourth Amendment. The police cannot conduct an illegal search to obtain evidence and then argue after the fact that what they did was appropriate.

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What is AFIS?

a. Computerized system for storing and retrieving fingerprint records b. Method used to determine the age of a latent print c. Computer system programmed to analyze hair d. Assay technique used to identify drugs

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This is the technical term for a solved homicide:

A. Homicide Clearance B. Homicide Solvability C. Dead Murder D. Resolved Homicide

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To constitute assault by contact, the offender must engage in physical contact with another and know that the other person will find the contact ________ or ________

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

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In a government workplace, government workers have reduced Fourth Amendment protection as compared to their protection at home

a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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