The preliminary hearing serves as a check on which of the following?

a. The prosecutor's charging decision
b. A police officer's decision to arrest
c. A police officer's charging decision
d. A judge's decision whether or not to hear the case


a

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Every state has their own policy dealing with prison officer use of warning shots. What is the common feature of these policies?

a. None. Police departments and prisons forbid the use of warning shots. b. Warning shots by prison officers are allowed if innocent people will not be injured. c. Warning shots cannot be allowed within prison grounds. d. Armed officers have complete discretion on when and where to use warning shots.

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What is the difference between factual cause and proximate cause?

What will be an ideal response?

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The policy of taking children away from their families and educating them to be “good citizens,” thereby stripping them of their native culture is referred to as ______.

a. sterilization b. integration c. forced slavery d. none of the above

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