In which case did the United States Supreme Court invalidate the death penalty for over six hundred offenders on death row at the time?

a. Furman v. Georgia (1972)
b. Weems v. United States (1910)
c. Payne v. Tennessee (1991)
d. Williams v. State (1997)


a

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The Ex Parte Crouse case focused on issue of "double-jeopardy."

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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The ______ developed from the case of Frank Serpico who reported widespread corruption in the NYPD.

A. Mollen Commission B. Knapp Commission C. Christopher Commission D. Wickersham Commission

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______ can capture a facial image on camera and compare it to digital images stored in a reference database.

A. UAVs B. Thermal imaging C. Facial recognition systems D. IAFIS

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Chief Gomez asks Mayor Smith if he has any further questions. Mayor Smith asks the chief how they know the true number of crimes if there are people who do not report crimes to the police and the police never become aware of the crime. Chief Gomez explains that this is known as the:

a. hidden figure of crime. b. dark prediction of crime. c. dark figure of crime. d. hidden prediction of crime.

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