In which case did the U.S. Supreme Court prohibit prosecutors from the use of peremptory challenges to strike possible jurors on the basis of race?
a. Batson v. Kentucky (1986)
b. Powers v. Ohio (1991)
c. Georgia v. McCollum (1992)
d. J.E.B. v. Alabama ex rel. T.B. (1994)
A
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Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)
1. In 2011, knives were used in 67.7% of murders in the United States. 2. The majority of robbers are over 25 years of age. 3. Eighty-four percent of the members of the National Rifle Association are against universal background checks for guns. 4. In Wilson and Daly's (1997) Chicago study there was a twenty-year life expectancy difference between the poorest and wealthiest neighborhoods. 5. Criminologists have found that robbers are disorganized and care little about the environment surrounding the crimes they commit.
One of the advantages of the nondirective interview approach is it ________.
A. gives the interviewer more power B. gives the suspect a false sense of calm C. gives the investigations section time to set up the interrogation D. gives the interviewer greater flexibility
Exigent circumstances refers to
A. situations in which the police are required to obtain a warrant before conducting a search. B. urgency that creates an exception allowing officers to conduct searches and seizures without a warrant. C. the ability to conduct a consent search without a warrant. D. situations in which contraband is in plain view, negating the need for a search warrant.
The effectiveness of correctional strategies is _____________.
A. temporary B. uncertain C. unlikely D. predictable