Which statement accurately describes the duty to retreat?
A. attempt to avoid conflict before engaging with the offender
B. warn the suspect before using deadly force
C. a suspect’s right to flee from law enforcement
D. trespassing while perusing a suspect
A. attempt to avoid conflict before engaging with the offender
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a. True b. False
According to the key principles of Classical Criminology, the purpose of punishment is to
a. treat an offender the way he or she deserves. b. treat an offender the same way he or she treated the victim. c. deter an offender from future criminal involvement. d. rehabilitate an offender.
Potential problems and challenges of confessions for the criminal justice system include:
a. Police officers may use coercive psychological or physical methods to extract confessions. b. The danger of a false confession resulting in a true confession is virtually nonexistent. c. Wealthy and educated persons are more likely to talk to the police, thus benefitting from lesser charges of lighter sentences agreed to during plea bargaining. d. It speeds up the adversarial process of the criminal justice system, expediting convictions.
The questioning of potential jurors is called __________.
A. voir dire B. venire C. sequester D. inquiry