A defendant confined to prison may seek additional review of his or her conviction or sentence by applying for a ____________ or seeking another form of postconviction relief

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word


writ of habeas corpus

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The American Correctional Association has had little input relating to the training of correctional officers

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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Match the terms in the left column to the definition in the right column

1. Knock and Talk a. A court-ordered document providing law enforcement agents the right to search a residence. 2. Consent Search b. The principle behind the authority for asset forfeiture. 3. Search Warrant c. Enacted by the Organized Crime Control Act of 1970 to prevent criminal infiltration into legitimate businesses. 4. Asset Forfeiture d. Inducing an arrestee to commit a crime that they had not contemplated beforehand. 5. RICO Statue e. Process used by law enforcement agencies in which cash, cars, homes and other property are seized if they are acquired through criminal activity. 6. Relation-back Doctrine f. Law enforcement knocks at a door and asks permission to search a residence for illicit drugs. 7. Entrapment g. A procedure in which law enforcement agents ask and receive permission from a suspect to search a residence or a vehicle. 8.Civil Asset Forfeiture Reform Act h. An undercover officer buys an illicit drug but does not arrest the dealer at the time of the deal. The deal is used to obtain a warrant that is served at a later time. 9. Buy-walk i. An undercover informant buys an illicit drug while being supervised by the police. 10. Controlled buy j. Enacted in 2000 to insure individuals involved in asset forfeiture were not penalized if found innocent

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List the five steps to create a grouped frequency distribution.

What will be an ideal response?

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Which area has the greatest homicide rate?

A. America B. Africa C. Asia D. Europe

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