What happened in the Tracey Thurman case, and what is its significance to victims of domestic violence?

What will be an ideal response?


In the case of Thurman v. Torrington, the victim of a stabbing sued the city for the police department’s failure to respond in a timely manner. She had a restraining order against her estranged husband, but the authorities neither arrested nor took his threats seriously. She won $2,000,000. This changed the “marital squabble” view of domestic violence that peace officers seemed to take at the time.

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____ is legal language that can be difficult for the general public to understand.?

A. ?Manganese B. ?Legalese C. ?Terminology D. ?Plain English

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Conducting a blood, urine, or breath test is considered a search under which amendment to the U.S. Constitution?

a. First b. Second c. Fourth d. Fifth

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

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