Precedents are rules of law announced in
What will be an ideal response?
court decisions
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Which statement most accurately summarizes crime scene profiling?
A. It involves entering the evil mind of a serial killer. B. It involves predictions about the offender’s personality. C. It involves discovering how victims are selected. D. It involves identifying a perpetrator beyond a reasonable doubt.
Which trial motion is based on insufficient evidence?
A. motion for mistrial B. motion for acquittal C. motion in da ocean D. bowel motion
Brain fingerprinting is a new and controversial tool in solving crimes. As a forensic method, the test "assesses the subject's knowledge of a crime scene or of the instrumentalities or fruits of a crime, and it can also be used to assess knowledge of the particulars of an alibi scene or sequence of events.". Explain the potential uses of brain fingerprinting by law enforcement officers. How
reliable is brain fingerprinting considered to be? Do you think there is a future for such technology in the courts, or would you expect its status in legal testimony to remain controversial, similar to that of polygraph testing? What will be an ideal response?
Broken windows theory suggests that to decrease crime, law enforcement agencies should crack down on
a. quality of life crimes. b. violent crime. c. property crime. d. domestic violence.