Explain the public safety exception to Miranda
What will be an ideal response?
In some circumstances when public safety is in jeopardy, interrogation is permissible without the Miranda warnings when a suspect is in custody. The Court also made it clear that the appropriate test for determining whether a threat to public safety exists is an objective one—it is based on what a reasonable person in the same circumstances would believe.
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a. self-report bias b. lying c. inhibition falsification d. a and b
Court action is NONCRIMINAL for neglected, abused, or dependent children. criminal prosecution is initiated for parents that have committed a harmful act against the child.
Statistically, women are at a lower risk of being victims of domestic violence than men.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
Which of the following is a measure to control prison gangs?
a. observing inmates' routine to identify association with gang members. b. moving gang members from maximum-security prisons to medium-security prisons c. facilitating inmates' access to money to control the prison's underground economy d. placing the most violence-prone gang members amidstfirst-time offenders