The prosecutor in Michael Morton’s case withheld physical evidence that could have cast doubt in Morton’s guilt from the start. This is an example of ______.

a. allocution
b. prosecutorial misconduct
c. nullification
d. voir dire


b. prosecutorial misconduct

Criminal Justice

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________________ in the complaint process will produce (1) more objective and more thorough investigations, (2) a higher rate of sustained complaints and more disciplinary actions against guilty officers, (3) greater deterrence of police misconduct (through both general and specific deterrence), and (4) higher levels of satisfaction on the part of both individual complainants and the general public.

a. Citizen involvement b. Internal review involvement c. Mediation d. Government review involvement

Criminal Justice

Strategic-oriented policing is most concerned with:

a. eliminating crime and order maintenance problems b. redefining the crime problem c. implementing community contact patrols d. displacing or temporarily eliminating crime and order maintenance problems

Criminal Justice

The primary difference between a homicide and a criminal homicide is the absence or presence of a ________ mental state

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

Criminal Justice

_______________are those areas where crime seems constant; community policing attempts to change the dynamic of those areas

a. hot spots b. problems c. locations d. issues

Criminal Justice