List and define the six types of law

What will be an ideal response?


Answers should include a definition of the six main types of law outlined in Figure 4-1 in the text: criminal law, administrative law, statutory law, civil law, case law, and common law. It would also be appropriate for answers to discuss the two types of statutory law, substantive and procedural.

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The NCVS has several advantages including ______.

A. its estimates of victimization several offenses that are not included in Part I of the UCR B. it does not measure only crimes reported to the police C. its two-stage measurement process allows for a more conservative way of estimating the amount of victimization that occurs each year D. all of these

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An anticipatory search warrant must be based on __________

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

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In a classic 1963 study, Nathan Goldman examined the arrest records of more than a thousand juveniles from four communities in Pennsylvania and concluded that the majority of the police contacts with juveniles were handled informally

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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The determinate sentence is still the most widely used type of sentence in the United States

a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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