Actions such as using abusive language, making threats, using force or coercion unnecessarily, prodding with nightsticks, and stopping and searching people to harass them are examples of ________

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police brutality

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________ includes officers' employment rights, unionization, and collective bargaining

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Magnetic therapy became a trend in the early 19th century.

Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)

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Pursuant to a warrant from California, Chicago police arrested Abdul Martinez. The Chicago police officers knew virtually nothing about the case in California and were not particularly interested in conducting interrogation of Abdul Martinez

Once they discovered that they had arrested the right man, police officers did not question him and placed him in a temporary holding cell pending either a court hearing or a waiver of extradition. If the police have not interrogated Abdul Martinez about the merits of his case in California in any way A) there is absolutely no necessity to inform him of his legal rights recognized by the Miranda decision because Abdul Martinez was not in California custody. B) because the Miranda decision has constitutional dimension, police cannot decide which case to use the warnings and which case to let a defendant wonder what legal rights exist. C) he is still entitled to have the warnings under Miranda read and explained to him by the Chicago Police before he is turned over to California authorities because he was in their custody. D) there is absolutely no necessity to inform him of his legal rights recognized by the Miranda decision because one of the required reasons for offering the Miranda warnings was missing. E) he will not be able to be successfully prosecuted in California.

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Which of the following is not a factor in determining a pendente lite award of child support?

A. The spouse's income B. The age of the children C. The grounds for divorce D. The number of minor children

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