A defense witness states that he heard a person other than the defendant admit to the crime. This statement could be admissible under the exception for statements against penal interest

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


True

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Asking whether each element measures the concept in question describes which of the following types of validity?

a. face validity b. pragmatic validity c. content validity d. discriminant validity

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Whenever a person is illegally arrested, his statements taken during the period of his post-arrest detention are inadmissible as the fruit of the poisonous tree

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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The primary purpose of a maximum-security prison is:

A. rehabilitation. B. security. C. deterrence. D. silence.

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A budget is:

A) Translating financial resources into human purposes. B) An estimate of future expenditures. C) A contract between the appropriators and the department. D) To some degree, all of the above.

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