What is it called when jurors vote their conscience in open opposition to the law?
What will be an ideal response?
Jury nullification
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The ________ is responsible for patrolling more than 7,000 miles of the Canadian and 2,000 miles of the Mexican borders.
What will be an ideal response?
A justification for punishment that focuses on dealing with delinquency as a harm and bringing healing in the aftermath of a harm is called:
a. reformation. b. restitution. c. rehabilitation. d. restoration.
One of the primary differences between interrogating criminal suspects and suspected terrorists, which impacts whether the interrogation techniques are legal is:
a. the suspected terrorist will most likely be a noncitizen and the criminal suspect most likely be a citizen. b. the terrorist suspect may be detained outside the U.S. and the criminal suspect is in the U.S. c. law enforcement officers question criminal suspects and intelligence officers question suspected terrorists. d. for criminal suspects the issue is whether a confession is admissible in court to establish guilt; for terroristssuspects the issue is getting information to prevent a future attack.
Many college-based criminal justice programs cover legal issues more extensively than do police academies
Indicate whether the statement is true or false