In Illinois v. Gates (1983) the Supreme Court replaced the two-pronged test used to assess the accuracy of information in a search warrant affidavit supplied by a secret informant, with the _________________________________ test

Fill in the blank with correct word.


ANSWER: totality-of-the-circumstances

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Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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The "omnipresent police officer" is:

A) a generalist who performs a wide variety of duties B) a model candidate for recruit selection C) a police officer on the "thin blue line" between civilization and anarchy D) the random patrol police officer who deters crime by being everywhere

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What did President Clinton's main push on the "War on Terrorism" center on?

A) Proliferation of weapons of mass destruction B) Intelligence information C) Emergency situations D) Impose sanctions

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SELECT ALL THAT APPLY. Jail administrators are responsible for the welfare of ______.

A. inmates in custody B. their staff C. the jail's neighbors D. the wider community

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