List three important names in the biological positivism perspective and list their accomplishments.

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Lombroso (1853–1909)—Most important figure in biological positivism; Enrico Ferri (1856–1929)—Proposed the Law of Criminal Saturation; Raffaelo Garofalo (1852–1934)—Advocated Social Darwinism; Charles Goring (1870–1919)—Proposed a link between feeblemindedness and crime; Robert Dugsdale (1841–1883)—Wrote The Jukes (1877) and proposed that crime was hereditary; Henry Goddard (1866–1957)—Wrote Kallikak Family (1912), proposed that crime was caused by feeblemindedness, or low mentality; Ernest Hooton (1887–1954)—Proposed connection between physical inferiority and crime; William Sheldon (1898–1977)—Proposed connection between body types and crime.

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a. Fourth Amendment b. Fifth Amendment c. Sixth Amendment d. Seventh Amendment

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The prosecutor is the one who charges criminal suspects in the name of:

A) Personal belief B) His or her law office C) Public opinion D) The government

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Defendants who are given the option of deposit bail

A) are required to post the full amount of the bail with the court. B) forfeit the entire amount of court-ordered bail if they fair to appear in court. C) receive the full amount of the deposit back when they appear in court. D) are required to comply with various conditions imposed by the court.

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The police have a warrant to arrest Tom Jones. They discover that he is in the home of Jim Smith. To lawfully arrest Jones in Smith's house, the police

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