_______________is when jurors collectively decide to ignore the technicalities of the law when coming a verdict in a criminal case and, instead, vote with their conscience, due to a belief that the law or the punishment being considered is

inappropriate, unfair, or extreme. Fill in the blank(s) with correct word


Jury nullification

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a. forensics b. toxicology c. criminalistics d. anthropometry

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a. moral philosophy b. moralography c. post-modernism d. moralology

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Three places where a forensic computer examiner might look to determine what websites a computer user has visited recently are the Internet cache, cookies, and the Internet history

Indicate whether the statement is true or false.

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Criminaloids are offenders who have surrendered to intense emotions and commit crimes of passion

a. True b. False

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