Making an act criminal after it is committed or retroactively increasing punishment is called
a. habeas corpus.
b. a bill of attainder.
c. an ex post facto law.
d. double jeopardy.
c. an ex post facto law.
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Justice Robert Jackson opposed the incorporation of criminal procedure provisions of the Bill of Rights into the Fourteenth Amendment
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
With regard to age and homicide in 2004:
A. The peak age for homicide offending was 20 to 24 years. B. Less than 5% of offenders were over 54 or under 17 years of age. C. There is no age spike for female victims and offenders. D. All of the above are True.
“What is good is that which is natural” is ______.
a. religious perspective b. natural law c. ethics of care d. ethical formalism
One alternative to the exclusionary rule is to sue the government and the officers in a civil ______________ action
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word