Why is it that a lineup should consist of several individuals while a show-up consisting of one suspect can be considered constitutional?

What will be an ideal response?


Answer: Answers should explain the due process and Sixth Amendment requirements of lineups and the ways to reduce suggestibility in them. Students should then explain that even though lineups are better at avoiding false identifications, show-ups are permissible in limited circumstances immediately following a crime and if there is a need or desire to have an immediate identification (or exoneration).

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Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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Which of the following positions is generally filled by public election?

a. chief b. sheriff c. deputy d. captain

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Address the important difference between repressive law and restitutive law

What will be an ideal response?

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Which of the following is a wrongful act or deed and refers to the need to prove that a violation of criminal law – a crime – actually occurred?

a. Mens rea b. Actus reus c. Lex talionis d. None of the above

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