When/why is a warrant unnecessary for the public arrest of individuals?

What will be an ideal response?


In United States v. Watson, the U.S. Supreme Court nevertheless upheld the warrantless arrest of individuals in public based on probable cause that they had committed a felony. This was permissible even when the officers could have obtained a warrant.

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According to Model Rule 1.6 (b)(1), this rule ______.

a. states that legal representation should not be denied to those who are unable to afford legal services b. adopts flexibility by allowing a lawyer to not be obliged to accept a client whose character or cause the lawyer regards as repugnant c. requires lawyers must take “reasonable remedial measures” when they come to know evidence is false d. allows a lawyer, in certain narrowly defined circumstances, to disclose confidential client information to prevent future harm

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William Foote Whyte argues that social scientists must

A) Climb into a social scientific rut in order to understand it B) Get out of the academic rut and engage research in order to better understand social phenomena C) Step over the social scientific rut because it is a nonscientific concern D) All of the above

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Why standard would Breyer use to determine whether voter ID laws are constitutional? Is his argument compelling? Why or why not?

What will be an ideal response?

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Residents of cohesive communities develop a sense of ___________________; people know one another, develop interpersonal ties, mutual trust and a willingness to intervene in the supervision of children and help maintain public order

a. collective efficacy c. community narcissism b. collective worth d. community level anomie

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