The pretrial release mechanism that is based solely on the promise of the defendant to appear in court is known as __________________

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word


recognizance

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Which of the following searches incident to arrest is most likely to be ruled unconstitutional?

A) An officer arrests the suspect in his bedroom and searches under his bed. B) An officer arrests the suspect in a diner and searches the pockets of his coat on the seat next to him. C) An officer arrests a suspect who was driving his car and searches a backpack in the back seat. D) An officer arrests a suspect who was driving his car and searches the trunk of the car.

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Students whose academic performance is poor are especially likely to break the law as adolescents but not as adults

a. True b. False

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What is the purpose of the National Prison Rape Elimination Commission?

What will be an ideal response?

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The ________ states that categorizing a youth sexually deviant or diagnosing a paraphilia may lead to a self-fulfilling behavior where the youth conforms to the designation.

A. labeling theory B. deviancy prophesy C. stereotyping theory D. self-fulfilling prophesy

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