States created innovative laws to allow the practice of battering
The __________________ rule, a rule that meant a husband could only be criminally prosecuted for injuring his wife if those injuries were severe enough to require stitches, was overturned in 1864 but continued as an informal determining factor used by police as to whether or not to make an arrest in cases of intimate partner violence.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
Answer: Stitch
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A. descriptive B. experimental C. exploratory D. explanatory
Dwayne is the Chief of Police for Big City, Ohio. He has money in his budget to hire new police officers and enough to offer bonuses that will maintain and boost morale. Dwayne happens to have a girlfriend with whom he has become increasingly serious. He would like to buy her some jewelry, but his wife doesn't know about his infidelity and he doesn't want her to know. His wife actually knows about his girlfriend and has become addicted to pain pills in an attempt to forget about Dwayne's infidelity. Dwayne's wife has been arrested and charged for attempting to buy pain pills from an undercover police officer. She knows she needs help and decides to plead guilty. What can her defense attorney do at this point?
A. Waive the preliminary hearing. B. Request a plea bargain at the police station. C. Arrange to move the arraignment. D. Have her claim she was under duress.
Airport searches require which of the following?
a. Mere suspicion b. Reasonable suspicion c. Probable cause d. None of the answers are correct.
The general public is often __________ to creative programming for inmates
a. supportive b. welcoming c. hostile d. tepid