Which of the following is not a problem associated with the NCVS?
A. Inability to record the personal criminal activity of those interviewed
B. Overreporting due to the victim's misrepresentations of events
C. Incomplete acts are lumped together with completed ones.
D. Underreporting stemming from the embarrassment of reporting crime
Answer: C
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a. Eight peaks. b. Three peaks. c. Six peaks. d. Four peaks.
Which of the following is NOT an often-cited professionalism benchmark that police departments have moved toward due to union representation?
A) use of aggregate tenure to compete for promotions B) retirement and medical benefits C) vacation leave computation D) sick leave benefit accumulation E) job satisfaction
Under Rule 704:
a. Expert opinion on the ultimate issue in a case is prohibited. b. Expert opinion that embraces an ultimate issue of the case is not automatically excluded. c. Expert opinion as to whether the defendant had the intent to kill is admissible, even if it involves the ultimate issue. d. None of the above are correct.
Several statutory excuses that an accused might use to gain an acquittal at trial appear in the Texas Penal Code. Some of these excuses, such as insanity and duress, place the burden on the defendant to not only raise the issue at trial but to establish the excuse by the preponderance of the evidence. These excuses are known as:
A) behavioral negations.
B) affirmative defenses.
C) duck and cover defenses.
D) exceptions.