What is the purpose of the cognitive interview?

A) To reduce false confessions
B) To elicit better information from victims and witnesses
C) To obtain confessions from suspects
D) To aid investigators in obtaining consent to a polygraph


B) To elicit better information from victims and witnesses

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a. True b. False

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Therapeutic community programs include:

a. a separate residential place b. active participation c. acceptance of responsibility d. all of the above

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The US departments of Education and Justice examined indicators of school crime and safety in the Indicators of School Crime and Safety, 2004 report, which was designed to provide an annual snapshot of specific crimes and safety indicators

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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What was the impact of the 1958 Trop v. Dulles ruling?

What will be an ideal response?

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