The questioning of a suspect by law enforcement officers, either to elicit a confession, admissions, or information that otherwise assists them in solving a crime is known as _______

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word


interrogation

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The political scientist R. J. Rummel has suggested that genocide and similar types of mass violence are crimes perpetrated almost exclusively by ______ states.

a. republic b. democratic c. dictatorship d. totalitarian

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If a peace officer is informed of a threat to do injury to a person or a person's property, it is his duty to:

a. prevent the injury by any or all means b. prevent the injury if within his power c. call any number of the citizens of the county together and delegate the responsibility to them d. he has no particular duty to act on information alone e. report it to the magistrate

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In a new maximum security design, at what is the minimum clear floor space for a single cell?

a. 34 b. 35 c. 36 d. 40

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Status hierarchies within gangs studied by Miller could be described as

a. an open question because interviews provided little conclusive data on this topic. b. both male and female dominated depending on gender membership. c. egalitarian where everyone was equal. d. male dominated.

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