California has ______ sentencing laws.

A. undefined
B. locally defined
C. indeterminate
D. determinate


D. determinate

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The _____ is a model of corrections in which the psychological and biological roots of an inmate's criminal behavior are identified and treated.

A. custodial model B. medical model C. due process model D. crime control model

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In court reform movements when all trial courts are consolidated into a unified court, this reform is known as the ________movement

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

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

1. The “fruit of the poisonous tree” is the term for any suspects who are the children of other convicted criminals. 2. The good-faith doctrine allows the admission of illegally obtained evidence if it would have been discovered lawfully in the “normal course of events” anyway. 3. If police mistakes lead to an unlawful search, the Supreme Court has indicated that the exclusionary rule does not apply. 4. The exclusionary rule was specifically designed to prevent police misconduct and applies to both police officers and those acting as their agents. 5. The independent source doctrine holds that illegally obtained evidence may be admitted if it was also obtained through an independent source not tainted by police misconduct.

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Identify and briefly explain the four basic types of fingerprints.

What will be an ideal response?

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