_________ are federal lower courts whose powers are limited to trying lesser misdemeanors, setting bail, and assisting district courts in various legal matters

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word


a, U.S. magistrate courts

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This rule requires that only the most serious of offenses within an incident be reported to the Uniform Crime Reports.

A. homogamy rule B. Hawthorne rule C. habeas corpus rule D. hierarchy rule

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

1) Police are able to implement random routine traffic stops at certain times where drunk driving cases were high in a particular area due to the results of crime reduction analysis on other areas with the same characteristics. 2) Lieutenants are line-level officers that are considered operational personnel. 3) Identifying apartment complexes that have the highest number of parties over the last 6 months is an example of situational awareness. 4) Problems considered “short-term” are isolated incidents that occur and are resolved within a few days. 5) Gang activity related to homicides in cities such as Chicago are considered a long-term problems.

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What is the American Psychological Association’s stance on the mental health professional’s role in evaluating an offender’s competence to be executed?

A. Psychologists should not participate in these evaluations. B. Psychologists should never document that an offender is competent to be executed. C. Psychologists should not videotape the evaluation of the offender. D. Psychologists should not be sole decision makers in deciding an offender’s competence to be executed.

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The taking of a child into custody is not a/an __________ except for the purpose of determining the validity of taking him into custody or the validity of a search under the laws and constitution of this state or of the United States.

A. detention B. arrest C. apprehension D. restraint

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