Five known contributing factors to wrongful convictions are perjury or false accusation, official misconduct, mistaken witness ID, false or misleading forensic evidence, and __________

Fill in the blank(s) with the correct word.


false confession

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Media trials have become the most important single contributor to the social construction of the courts in America

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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______ exists in those cases that an individual possesses an intent to cause great bodily harm or the intent to commit an act that may be expected to lead to death or great bodily harm.

a. Malice aforethought b. Felony murder c. Implied malice d. Criminal negligence

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Because Scott "cabbage patch" did not prevent this crime from occurring and even though he knew about it, he failed to take the necessary steps to stop/prevent this crime, it could fall into what type of liability?

a. Strict b. Due process c. Vicarious d. Vicious

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This theory posits hat public policy is often characterized by long periods of stability, which is the case of private security law that has not received a great deal of attention or changed over the years:

a. Bifurcated Parties b. Interest Streams c. Flow-Stability d. Punctuated Equilibrium

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