Juan Contento-Pachon is a native of which of the following countries?

a. Costa Rica
b. Mexico
c. Cuba
d. Colombia


d. Colombia

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When transporting a female prisoner and a female officer is not available to assist, who could be asked to help?

A) a male junior officer B) a female associate of the arrestee C) a male higher rank officer D) a male bystander in the scene E) a female civilian department employee

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One reason the __________ rate in prosecutors' offices are high is theallure of lucrative private practice

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

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The practice of either ignoring or misapplying the law in a certain situation, such as returning a guilty verdict in a case where the defendant is clearly not guilty, is known as:

A) Jury vilification B) Jury tampering C) Jury inconsistency D) Jury nullification

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In Japan the government is not obligated to provide defense assistance for an indigent arrested or detained person. Why?

a. There is no actual status of “arrested” or “detained” in the Japanese system. b. Japanese courts have ruled that there is no likelihood of police misconduct at this stage. c. At that stage, assistance of counsel is only a privilege rather than a right. d. In Japan, a judge handles what other countries call defense and prosecution.

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