A ____________________ is the detaining of a person by a law enforcement officer for the purpose of investigation, accompanied by a superficial examination of the person's body surface or clothing to discover weapons, contraband, or other objects relating to criminal activity

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word


stop and frisk

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Indicate whether the statement is true or false.

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When reading a table for bivariate analysis that displays percentages of some attributes, what is the rule of thumb for reading the table?

a. if it adds up to 100% the statistics are accurate b. if the table is percentaged down, read across and if the table is percentaged across, read down c. if the table is percentaged down, read down and if the table is percentaged across, read across d. none of the above

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As a result of her husband's departure, Martha is forced to move her children into a small two-bedroom public housing unit that is located in an urban neighborhood with high levels of poverty and poorly performing schools. What school of criminology promotes that Martha should be concerned for the safety of her sons and also worried that they may start committing crime?

a. Chicago School b. Detroit School c. New York School d. Richmond School

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A mistake of law is generally a defense to general intent crimes

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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