The Fifth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution says that no person may be tried twice for the same offense. This is known as:

a. Ex post facto.
b. Entrapment.
c. Double jeopardy.
d. Stare decisis.


c

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According to Marx, it is the _____ who work for the bourgeoisie

Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

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In the juvenile justice system, parents are considered to have sole and exclusive legal responsibility over their children

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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Police officers are often concerned with __________, while prosecutors are concerned with ________________

a. factual guilt, legal guilt b. assumed guilt, real guilt c. practical guilt, assessed guilt d. legal guilt, evidential guilt

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According to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC), every year, more than 200,000 children are abducted by family members. An additional 58,000 are taken by nonrelatives with primarily sexual motives. How many reported abductions represent cases in which strangers abduct and kill children, hold them for ransom, or take them with the intention to keep?

A) Approximately 115 B) Between 500-1000 C) Approximately 2500 D) About 10,000

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