A(n) _____ is a formal written accusation issued by a grand jury charging a specified person with the commission of a specified crime, usually a felony.

a. arrest warrant
b. criminal complaint
c. indictment
d. affidavit


C. indictment

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In its simplest form, a records management system:

a. Deploys all rank-and-file personnel by tour of duty and on holidays b. Captures, maintains, and analyzes all police agency and incident-related information c. Tracks and manages criminal and non-criminal events and investigations d. Both b and c

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On October 26, 2001, Congress passed the ______________ giving U.S. Law Enforcement a freer hand at investigating terrorists.

A. USA Patriot Act B. U.S. Anti-Terrorism Act C. Federal Lautenberg Act D. George W. Bush Exemption Act

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One shortcoming of social control theory is that it does not identify the social-structural sources of motivations to break the law

a. True b. False

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Yasser Arafat's primary purpose in the creation of the PLO was to help form a multinational alliance against Israel

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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