The traditional legal rule regarding confessions is that confessions
a. may be physically coerced.
b. must be free and voluntary.
c. may be psychologically coerced.
d. may be obtained by any means necessary.
B
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A) Police prefer to arrest individuals to keep prisons and jails full at all times. B) It is unreasonable to subject individuals to the inconvenience of an arrest for a minor offense. C) An arrest consumes the time and energy of the criminal justice system. D) Permitting arrests for minor crimes allows police to profile minorities and arrest people pretextually for minor offenses who they suspect are engaged in more serious offenses.
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