In which of the following situations can an offender claim the constitutional protection of double jeopardy?

A) The members of the trial jury cannot agree on a verdict, resulting in a hung jury, and the state orders a new trial.
B) The offender's conviction has been set aside because of a procedural error and the state plans to retry him on the same charges.
C) After the offender was acquitted, new evidence conclusively proving his guilt was uncovered and the prosecutor calls for a new trial.
D) After the offender was acquitted in criminal court, he is tried in civil court.


C) After the offender was acquitted, new evidence conclusively proving his guilt was uncovered and the prosecutor calls for a new trial.

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_______study is a type of longitudinal study involving examination of the same select group over time

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

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The contents of the presentence investigation and report vary according to

A. if drugs or alcohol played a role in the offense. B. the socioeconomic status, race, and gender of the offender. C. whether it is an offender-based or offense-based PSI. D. whether the crime is an act of violence or not.

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Which is the branch of conflict theory that focuses on the emergence of a strict "law and order" philosophy and that believes street criminals prey on the poor and disenfranchised, thus making the poor doubly abused, first by the capitalist system and then by members of their own class?

a. power control b. peacemaking theory c. critical realism d. left realism

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Latent fingerprints on a document can be protected by wearing _____________

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

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