______ is defined as the removal of many forms of conduct from the scope of the criminal law.

A. Diversion
B. Due process
C. Decriminalization
D. Deinstitutionalization


C. Decriminalization

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All crime scenes are searched on the basis of Locard's ________, which asserts that when perpetrators come into contact with the scene, they will leave something of themselves and take away something from the scene.

Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

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The tendency of police investigators to interpret the ambiguous information contained within the profile report to fit their own biases and hunches about the case or the suspect is known as ________.

a. biased profiling b. preexisting orientation c. tunnel effectd.skewe d reconnaissance e. confirmation bias

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There has been a major increase in African American prisoners during the past 30 years

a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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Alphonse Bertillon was responsible for creating the first

A) weapon of mass destruction. B) human clone. C) modern system of personal identification. D) application of DNA technology in criminal cases.

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