You are conducting an interview with a victim of domestic violence. It is imperative that you receive the correct information so that you can attempt to make an arrest in the case

Discuss the reasons why your suspect, who could also be your perpetrator, would provide you with a false confession.


Duress, coercion, intoxication, diminished capacity, mental impairment, ignorance of the law, fear of violence, infliction of harm, threats of a harsh sentence, and/or misunderstanding the law.

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Many of the activities commonly classified as white collar crimes are violations of administrative rather than statutory law

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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Psychologists are able to evaluate the effectiveness of treatment programs through

a) quantitative methods. b) qualitative methods. c) factor analysis. d) trait analysis.

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State courts of limited jurisdiction generally hear only criminal cases.

Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)

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An improper pretrial identification:

a. may bar reference to the pretrial identification but does not affect any in-court identification. b. bars reference to the pretrial identification and all in-court identifications. c. bars the prosecution from calling as a witness the person who made the improper identification. d. bars an in-court identification if the in-court identification is a product of the improper pretrialidentification.

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