What percentage of murder cases are tried as capital cases?

a. 2–6%
b. 5–10%
c. 2–7%
d. 10–15%


a. 2–6%

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Many commercial robberies are committed by individuals with criminal records; therefore, their ________________ should be compared with those of past robberies

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

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Police supervisors sometimes revert to control and authority and thus ___________________

a. reinforce that great work comes from individual acts b. want their own staff to depend on them c. want to own their power d. attempt to recreate themselves in their staff e. All are correct.

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Answer the following statements true (T) or false (F)

1. In a closing argument to a jury it is proper for a lawyer to comment on the weight of the evidence and the credibility of the witnesses. 2. For purpose of ruling whether to grant a defendant’s motion for a judgment of acquittal (directed verdict), a trial judge must view the evidence in a light most favorable to the defendant. 3. A witness with proper credentials can be received as an expert, may testify based on personal knowledge, and may respond to hypothetical questions that assume the existence of facts the evidence tends to establish. 4. In 1990 the Supreme Court held that the Sixth Amendment’s Confrontation Clause absolutely prohibits states from using one-way closed circuit television to receive a child’s testimony in a child abuse case.

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Which of the following is NOT a framework for designing qualitative interviews?

a. diachronic b. synchronic c. tetronic d. all of these are frameworks for designing qualitative interviews

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