A legal principle that requires that, in subsequent cases on similar issues of law and fact, courts be bound by their own earlier decisions and by those of higher courts having jurisdiction over them. (the term literally means "Standing by decided matters")


Answer: Stare Decisis

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a. scenario method b. qualitative method c. Delphi technique d. all of the above

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Criminal investigation is a lawful search for people, land, things useful in reconstructing the circumstances of an illegal act or omission, and the

a. mental state accompanying it. b. person(s) who committed the crime. c. witnesses who observed the crime. d. corpus delicti of the event.

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The main difference between burglary and robbery is that:

a. robbery is committed in the daytime. b. robbery is a crime against property. c. burglary is a crime against property. d. burglary is a crime against a person.

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Community recovery efforts are primarily overseen by what?

What will be an ideal response?

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