What is a Bivens claim?

What will be an ideal response?


A Bivens claim is primarily limited to law enforcement officers. Other federal officials enjoy absolute immunity, meaning that the official cannot be sued under any circumstances—at least as far as their official duties are concerned.

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Which of the following is not a key aspect of the centralized model of state policing?

A. State police maintain a centralized criminal records repository B. Assist local law enforcement in criminal investigations when asked. C. Agencies handle traffic enforcement on state highways, while others serve state-level law enforcement functions. D. State police provide select training for municipal and county officers.

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The text argues that homophobia:

a. Is not a factor in men's prisons. b. Is not a factor in women's prisons. c. Is played out in men's prisons through male sexual aggression in the form of rape of weaker inmates. d. None of the above

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The use of biometric technologies allows federal agencies to store data such as which of the following?

a. Iris scans. b. Speech verification. c. Vascular recognition. d. All of the above.

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The directions in which vertically or horizontally the muscles flow within the body are known as lines of:

a. Cleavage b. Distortion c. Entry d. Gathering

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