Explain the difference between criminal cases and civil cases of how they are titled

What will be an ideal response?


Criminal cases are titled as the state versus the defendant because crime is viewed as a violation against society. Civil cases are titled as person versus person because it is alleged that the defendant did something against the plaintiff

Criminal Justice

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Investigators can use ____________ to analyze the DNA sample for genes known to code for certain traits. This analysis looks for tiny variations in the DNA code called SNPs.

A. mtDNA B. nDNA C. snapshot DNA Phenotyping D. RFLP

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There exists a general presumption of sanity. However, explain how the burden shifts once a defendant raises the issue as an affirmative defense.

What will be an ideal response?

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Sometimes called "carding" or "brand spoofing," ____________ is a scam in which the perpetrator sends out e-mails that appear to come from legitimate Web enterprises to gain personal information

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

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Which of the following is least accurate?

a. experimentation is appropriate for hypothesis testing b. experiments are well suited to research involving well-defined concepts c. experiments cannot be used in the study of criminal justice policy because they require a hypothesis to test d. experiments are appropriate for evaluation research

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