The courts have ruled that valid consent searches justify a warrantless search with or without probable cause. Do you think third-party consent should be allowed in certain situations? Why or why not
What will be an ideal response?
Good answers will explain when third parties are allowed to give consent and when they are not
allowed to. Students should explain when the courts have allowed for it and should be familiar with the
general requirements of a valid consent search and use them in support of a position.
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Kirby, in her examination of 27 juvenile serial killers, classified offenders into three categories:
A) primary juvenile offenders, secondary juvenile offenders, and tertiary juvenile offenders B) primary juvenile offenders, maturing juvenile offenders, and secondary juvenile offenders C) maturing juvenile offenders, mature juvenile offenders, adult offenders D) juvenile offenders, adult offenders, and elderly offenders
Convicted criminals cannot have their sentences increased when a new law calls for tougher penalties due to a prohibition against __________
A. habeas corpus B. ex post facto laws C. bills of attainder D. writs of certiorari
Batson v. Kentucky (1986) was a landmark Supreme Court case involving a Black man accused of burglary in Kentucky. During jury selection, the prosecutor used their limited number of challenges to dismiss all of the Black jurors without giving a legal reason. The court ultimately decided that the ______, which do not require a legal reason, cannot be used if the sole reason for removal deals with race or ethnicity.
A. challenge for cause B. peremptory challenge C. challenge to the array D. challenge to venire
One concern about innovations in policing, such as the SMART program, is
a. implicit racial discrimination b. the negative impact on the surrounding neighborhood c. the continuity of reforms d. the legality of these innovations