What is the third-party doctrine? Why is it important?

What will be an ideal response?


According to the SCOTUS-created third-party doctrine (based on the assumption of risk theory): whenever people knowingly reveal incriminating secrets, they assume the risk that false friends will use the secrets against them in criminal cases. In other words, if a person tells secrets to someone they trust, and the trusted party turns out to be a government agent, it is the person's own fault. The third-party doctrine is important because it allows law enforcement officers to work undercover.

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Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)

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An age-specific arrest rate is:

a. the number of arrests of people of a particular age divided by the number of people of that age in the population. b. the difference between the number of people of a particular age who have been arrested and the number of people of that age who have not been arrested. c. the difference between the number of people of a given age in the population and the number of people that age who have been arrested. d. the number of people of a given age who have been arrested.

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Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)

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A sentence to serve a specified number of hours working in unpaid positions with nonprofit or tax-supported agencies is called:

A. a day fine. B. community service. C. intensive supervision probation. D. a workhouse.

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