Describe the standard the Court set out for proving libel in Sullivan. Does this standard make it easier or more difficult to prove that speech is libelous?
What will be an ideal response?
If plaintiffs were public officials, they had to demonstrate that the statement was false, damaging, and “made with ‘actual malice’—that is, with knowledge that it was false or with reckless disregard of whether it was false or not.”
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The National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS) measures the amount of crime by?
a. Interviewing retired police officers b. Surveying criminologists c. Interviewing inmates about any possible unreported crimes that they may have committed d. Asking people of the United States if they've even been a victim of crime
What involves choosing nonequivalent groups for comparison?
a. selection bias b. statistical regression c. experimental mortality d. multiple-treatment interference
Those who believe in the non-system model of criminal justice believe there is a lack of communication between agencies
a. True b. False
The Fifth Amendment permits a person to testify in his own defense
a. True b. False