Briefly describe how a firearms examiner makes a distance determination for a handgun or rifle shot
What will be an ideal response?
The precise distance from which a handgun or rifle is fired is determined by carefully comparing the powder residue pattern on the victim's clothing or skin to test patterns made by firing the suspect weapon at varying distances from a target. By comparing the test and evidence patterns, the examiner may find enough similarity in shape and density on which to judge the distance from which the shot was fired.
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The decision to waiver a juvenile to adult court occurs in a ___________.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
A defense against a charge of larceny consisting of an honest belief in ownership or right to possession is known as ________
A) misappropriation B) conversion C) the claim of right D) the criminal simulation
Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)
1. The physical design of a prison has little importance to the facility’s operation. 2. The case of Curry v. Smith, established that an inmate must demonstrate that the prison official(s) were deliberately indifferent to “substantial risk of serious harm” to the inmate in order to establish liability under the Eighth Amendment. 3. The most common method of serving food to inmates is through a small, closed, cell-style room. 4. Even supermax facilities are not completely secure. 5. Security threat groups (STG) refer to the various gangs that existed in and outside of prison.
What must the government prove in order to commit an individual to a mental institution?
a. Burden of proof b. Burden of production c. Dangerousness d. Negligence