What criteria make a checkpoint pass constitutional muster?
What will be an ideal response?
For a checkpoint to conform to constitutional requirements, it must be minimally intrusive, brief, and not directly tied to a criminal investigation. Examples of legal (that is, constitutional) checkpoints are border checkpoints, illegal immigrant checkpoints, and sobriety checkpoints. Checkpoints conducted for the sole purpose of detecting criminal activity are unconstitutional.
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a. True b. False
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A. motion to suppress B. motion for judicial dismissal C. motion for recusal D. motion in limine
Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)
1. Ethical pluralism and ethical relativism are similar in that both tend to reject moral or ethical absolutes. 2. The principles of normative ethics help us decide which government policies are best. 3. Cultural and ethical relativism are similar approaches to ethics. ( 4. Police gratuities do not raise ethical issues 5. An ethical or cultural relativist will not condemn practices in other cultures that are required by that culture.
Female correctional officers were known as:
A. wardresses B. bailiffs C. housemasters D. matrons