Which of the following criminal justice personnel appears to be using professional discretion?
A. a judge who imposes a mandatory “three strikes” life sentence on a third-time violent offender
B. a correctional officer conducting a daily head-count of inmates
C. a police officer who pulls over a vehicle for running a stop sign and issues a warning
D. a crime scene officer processing physical evidence at the scene of a crime
C. a police officer who pulls over a vehicle for running a stop sign and issues a warning
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What principle should guide the analysis of storage devices?
a. Protect the original evidence. b. Be able to explain every action you take. c. Be aware of the limits of your ability to search legally. d. All of the above
Don and Charles own a print shop. Because of computers and home printers their printing business has been slow
Don approaches Charles and says, "Why don't we print our own money? We have the knowledge and equipment to make virtually undetectable counterfeit $100 bills. That way we no longer need customers for our regular printing business." Charles responds, "That's a great idea. We can get rich. I'm in." However, no criminal conspiracy has yet to occur because: A) although Don and Charles have the equipment to print the money, they have not yet acquired suitable paper. B) no counterfeit money has actually been printed. C) no overt act in furtherance of the conspiracy has occurred. D) Don may simply have been joking about counterfeiting money.
Chicago school theorists were consensus theorists at heart
a. True b. False
In the course of an armed robbery of a convenience store, the robber intentionally shoots and kills a store employee. What is the most serious crime that has occurred?
A. Aggravated Robbery B. Capital Murder C. Manslaughter D. Criminally Negligent Murder