What is an amicus curiae brief?

a. a friend of the court brief
b. an appellate brief
c. a request for the U.S. Supreme Court to hear an appeal
d. a request for a state high court to hear an appeal


A

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a. police subculture b. police corruption c. police integrity d. police personality

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The __________ serial killer hears voices that are the basis for a compulsion to murder

Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

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Under which conditions will a defense of mistake of fact be disallowed?

a. strict liability b. an alibi defense c. joint severability d. ignorance of law defense

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During the 19th century, which of the following was not a principle that guided female prison reform?

a. The separation of women prisoners from men b. The provision of care in keeping with the needs of women c. The management of women's prisons by female staff d. Making female prisons decidedly "female institutions"

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