Minor offenses that are typically punishable by small fines and that produce no criminal record for the offender are called:

a. felonies.
b. misdemeanors.
c. civil infractions.
d. criminal elements.
e. civil elements.


c

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Chain gangs were an extension of the convict lease system and became less prominent in the southern United States following the Reconstruction Period

a. True b. False

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Tonton Macoute was the name of a mythological Haitian __________ that kidnapped disobedient children and ate them for breakfast, and it is also the name of a private force that brutally killed anyone opposed or was thought to oppose the President of Haiti

Fill in the blanks with correct word

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According to Felson and other opportunity theorists, what is the key to stopping crime? Give examples of how you have seen these theories in action.

What will be an ideal response?

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If a person is subjected to a warrantless arrest, __________ will determine whether probable cause existed that he committed the crime

A) ?bail hearing B) exigent circumstances C) ?consent searches D) a ?probable cause hearing E) ?plain view circumstances

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