The practice of assigning individuals to night observation duty to warn the public of fires and crime that was first introduced to the American colonies in Boston is referred to as the ____________

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word


watch system

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You are on trial for an assault that you believe you are not guilty of committing. There does exist, however, in your record, a series of arrests for very similar assaults. Additionally, the person whom you are accused of assaulting has been previously fined and punished for false allegations of assault. You are not sure how this trial will proceed, but you have faith in your defense counsel. If your defense attorney begins to introduce evidence regarding the victim's prior record of false accusations, is the judge likely to allow it, and why?

A. Yes, because any information about the victim is permissible. B. Yes, because it is direct evidence. C. No, because it is circumstantial evidence. D. No, because courts seldom allow evidence that portrays victims in a negative light.

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Burglary statutes are

a. not utilized in many states b. contain common language and are extremely similar in each state c. apply to only the most serious offenses d. are a hodgepodge of laws covering a variety of conduct

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According to Schur, the three audiences of societal reaction include each of the following EXCEPT:

a. Social-control-agency audience. b. Significant-other audience. c. Society-at-large audience. d. Enemy-subculture audience.

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Most police work is reactive, which means that police primarily:

A. respond to citizen calls for service. B. initiate actions in the absence of citizen requests. C. operate according to "hunches." D. stop crime before it happens. E. focus on administrative tasks.

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