____ is the standard specifying whether a police officer has the right to make an arrest, conduct a personal or property search, or obtain a warrant for arrest.

A. Probable cause
B. A warrant
C. A subpoena
D. Reasonable cause


Ans: A. Probable cause

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Students may cite these laws against vagrancy, loitering, etc., as disproportionately targeting the poor and the disadvantaged, ultimately criminalizing being poor.

a. treason b. flag burning c. sedition d. espionage

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An offender is convicted of misdemeanor vandalism, but instead of being sentenced to jail, she is given 200 hours of community service, much of which is spent cleaning up her own graffiti and similar acts of vandalism. This is an example of which purpose of punishment?

A) Deterrence B) Incapacitation C) Rehabilitation D) Restitution

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This is the name for concentrated areas of crime.

A. hot spots B. crime pockets C. red zones D. deviant regions

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Which is a basic function of probation services?

A) bail B) sentencing C) fingerprinting D) investigation

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