Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)

1.The most common reason interviewees give for not reporting crime to the police is the feeling that police cannot be effective in dealing with the crime.
2.Crimes punishable by more than one year in prison are categorized as misdemeanors.
3.Most people who are convicted and incarcerated for a felony are sent to city or county jails.
4.An ex post facto law is a retroactive criminal law that works to the benefit of the accused.
5.In a trial, the burden of proof rests with the defense.


1.true
2.false
3.false
4.false
5.false

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