What variables make the use of informants problematic?

What will be an ideal response?


First, informants are often difficult to control. Second, an informant can become a source of public embarrassment for the law enforcement agency due to his or her own criminal record or criminal activity. A third area of concern is the informant's questionable credibilityin court. A good defense council can expose the criminal background of such people and show that their testimony is not to be believed.

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Project ________ allows the federal government to pre -purchase critically needed vaccines and

medications. A) Bioshield B) Medicate C) Biomed D) Health Protection

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Under the psychopathic wealth explanation of white-collar crime, previous generations are characterized as having all of the following characteristics except that they are:

A. more entrepreneurial. B. willing to patiently wait for wealth. C. conformist. D. possessing modest expectations.

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What constitute a homicide

What will be an ideal response?

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The expression "you can't legislate morality" means:

a. laws can control a person's inner conscience b. laws cannot control a person's inner conscience c. laws can always control all types of human behavior d. laws can never control or punish any type of behavior

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