Mental incompetence refers to the offender's mental condition

A) at the time the crime was committed.
B) at the time he or she was arrested.
C) immediately prior to prosecution.
D) during the sentencing hearing.


C) immediately prior to prosecution.

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a. bicycle patrols b. foot patrols c. motorcycle patrols d. motor vehicle patrols

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_______________ is a form of behavioral modification that is based on the notion that certain environmental consequences occur that strengthen the likelihood of a given behavior and that other consequences tend to lessen the likelihood that a given behavior is repeated.

a. Operant conditioning b. Probation c. Reality therapy d. Intensive supervision

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

1.There are two types of bias that can give rise to impeachment. 2.A criminal conviction can always be used to impeach a nonparty witness. 3.To impeach a witness for prior inconsistent statements, the prior statements must be directly contradictory. 4.Under the Federal Rules of Evidence, the witness must be given an opportunity to explain or deny a prior inconsistent statement before or after extrinsic evidence is introduced to support that the statement was made by the witness. 5.Present recollection refreshed and past recollection recorded are two ways to jog a witness’s memory. 6.The item used to refresh a witness’s memory must be admitted into evidence.

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Approximately _______ percent of all homicides are committed with firearms

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

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