Describe what is meant by a “total institution”.

What will be an ideal response?


A total institution is an isolated, closed social systems designed to control people. Examples include prisons, military schools and boot camps, monasteries, mental institutions, and concentration camps.

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The three main ways to document an interrogation are: video recording, written confession, and

a. verbal recall b. audio recording c. micro fiche d. two-officer observation

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If the police activity in question does not involve a person, house, paper, or effect:

a. Fourth Amendment protections are decided on a case-by-case basis. b. no Fourth Amendment protections exist. c. Fourth Amendment protections still exist. d. no Fifth Amendment protections exist.

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The concept of POSDCORB is directed to supervisors while RESPECT deals with management issues

A) True B) False

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Given the rulings in Hamdi and Hamdan and the Military Commissions Act of 2006, what is the likely outcome of the detainees' challenges to their alleged unlawful confinement?

Six suspects in the War on Terror were taken from their homeland in Afghanistan and placed in the American prison in Guantánamo Bay, Cuba. After 24 months, they had not met with a lawyer, had not been advised of the charges against them, and have no idea when and if they will be brought before a judge or tribunal to clear their names. All proclaim their innocence and filed habeas corpus petitions in federal court for the District of Columbia naming the Secretary of Defense as the defendant. What will be an ideal response?

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