What are limitations on provisions of state constitutions that apply to criminal cases?

What will be an ideal response?


Provisions of state constitutions as they apply to criminal cases must be consistent
with the provisions of the federal Constitution or they may be declared
unconstitutional if challenged in court. More detailed than the U.S. Constitution,
state constitutions frequently offer greater protections to the individual.

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________ investigations occur when a crime has not yet been committed but the police have reason to believe that it will

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

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Which of the following statements made about white collar crime from the perspective of labeling theory is true?

a. White collar offenders are especially vulnerable to being labeled criminals b. Those in the white collar class are more likely to be in a position to shield themselves from being labeled criminal c. Only conventional offenders will engage in further offenses after they have been labeled criminal d. White collar offenders are immune from the stigma of the label of convicted criminal

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In ______, the court addressed life sentences for juvenile offenders.

A. Roper v. Simmons B. McKeiver v. Pennsylvania C. In re Winship D. Graham v. Florida

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The _______ mandated that no defendants shall be kept in pretrial detention simply because they cannot afford the monetary bail

A) ?Bail Reform Act of 1984 B) ?The Federal Lautenberg Act of 1996 C) ?Pretrial Bond Act of 1988 D) ?Due Process Release Act of 1971 E) ?Detention Reform Act of 1967

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