As a response to rising crime rates in the 1960s and the perceived lack of control over the sales of firearms, Congress enacted the ______.

A. Civil Rights Act of 1964
B. Crime Victims' Rights Act
C. Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968
D. Comprehensive Drug Abuse Prevention and Control Act of 1970


C. Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968

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Answer the following statements true (T) or false (F)

Lawyers tend to see their role in securing justice as an important contribution toward establishing an efficient legal system, as supporting law as an institution, and as promoting procedural justice.

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Electronic monitoring is most frequently used together with:

A) diversion. B) home incarceration. C) intensive supervised probation. D) standard probation.

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A t ratio compares two means and analysis of variance (ANOVA) compares more than two means. Why is ANOVA used rather than a series of t tests?

a. It holds Type I error at a constant level. b. It increases Type I error. c. It is too much work to do a series of t tests. d. Both methods provide the same information.

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Explain a police officer's right to detain someone for questioning when the officer does not have probable cause to arrest the person and the person will not consent to the detention. Is the officer allowed to use a gun under these circumstances? Explain

What will be an ideal response?

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