What does the material witness law allow federal authorities to do?
What will be an ideal response?
A law that allows for the detention of a person who has not committed a crime but is alleged to have information about a crime that has been committed.
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According to David Shipler, the basic framework for combating and defusing racism in the military has been: For question 9, indicate the answer that is NOT correct:
a. Command commitment b. Training of advisors c. Complaints monitoring d. Screening applicants to determine their biases and prejudices
____________ functions of the law argue that the law is proscribed and tells individuals what actions they can and cannot perform, and is enforced by agents of the law.
a) Instrumental b) Symbolic c) Consensus d) Relativist
Which of the following statements is true of defenses related to crime prevention and law enforcement?
A. A private citizen acting on his or her own can use deadly force to prevent an escape. B. A police officer is more restricted in his or her use of deadly force than is a private citizen. C. A private citizen is authorized to make arrests under the common law rule. D. A police officer is unauthorized to use force to stop a suspect from harming him or her.
Most victims are likely to live in what areas?
A. suburbs B. rural/county C. small towns D. urban areas