A police officer pulls over a motorist for a broken tail light. He smells marijuana in the car and decides to search the vehicle for drugs. What was the basis of his decision to conduct a search?

A. probable cause
B. reasonable suspicion
C. preponderance of evidence
D. assurance of criminality


A. probable cause

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Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

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According to government statistics, men experience the most violence in a relationship:

a. Living with a female partner. b. Living with a male partner. c. Having children in the home. d. With a teenage partner.

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The difference between negotiating contracts in the public sphere and the private sphere is that the ultimate decision maker in the public sphere is usually:

A) a political body B) a professional arbitrator C) police management D) a professional mediator

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According to the authors, the cop’s personal life is often dogged by which of the following?

a. alcoholism b. interpersonal strife c. despair d. all of these

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