The Supreme Court had in different cases given each of the following as a rationale for the Due Process Clause exclusionary rule against involuntary confessions, EXCEPT
A. To ensure that convictions are based on reliable evidence
B. To elevate the level of police professionalism
C. To deter improper police conduct
D. To assure that a defendant's confession is the product of his free and rational choice
B
You might also like to view...
Profanity
a. cannot gain attention b. increases the user's power to negotiate c. decreases the user's power to negotiate d. cannot be useful
Walter Miller identified the unique conduct norms (focal concerns) that help define lower-class culture. Identify and use Miller's focal concerns to explain how cultural deviance theory combines the effects of social disorganization and strain theories.
What will be an ideal response?
The homebuilders program provides ______ crisis intervention, counseling, and life skills education for families who have children at imminent risk of placement to state-funded care.
A. after school B. community C. in-home D. provisional
Research findings that compared special prosecutions and traditional prosecutions found
a. traditional prosecution eliminated plea bargains and improved conviction rates b. strength of the evidence and the likelihood of conviction shaped decisions for both prosecution officers c. special prosecution improved the conviction rate significantly d. special prosecution closed the loopholes that allow serious offenders to beat the system