A batch of letter-sized airmail envelopes—from a country well known as a source of narcotics—that are bulky and much heavier than ordinary airmail letters, are stopped at the Post Office in New York. A U.S. Customs Inspector opens the letters and finds heroin. No search warrant was sought. Would this be considered an illegal search and seizure?
a. Yes, because there was no probable cause to link the envelopes to any specific crime, smuggling or otherwise.
b. No, because it constitutes a "border search" and anything crossing the border falls within this exception.
c. No, but only because "probable cause" was not articulated and a search warrant was not obtained.
d. No, it would only be admissible with a warrant or with consent, regardless of the border issue, since it involved the U.S. Mail.
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English prison populations are characterized by a disproportionate representation of:
a. youthful inmates b. female inmates c. immigrants from British colonies d. inmates from rural areas of England
Carjacking combines the elements of the crimes of:
a. robbery and burglary. b. auto theft and burglary. c. robbery and auto theft. d. larceny and auto theft.
Examples used in the text for Rita Simon's female crime and opportunity structures included all of the following EXCEPT:
a. The women defendants of Enron. b. Martha Stewart's insider trading. c. The women in the Mafia. d. Female drug lords in Mexico.
Teen Courts:
a. are also called associative courts b. are intervention programs and not judicial courts c. are programs that have spread slowly over the last decade d. are reported to have served approximately 250 offenders per year