This type of death occurs when the officer is on or off duty and acting in an official capacity while reacting to a situation that would ordinarily fall within the scope of his or her official duties as a law enforcement officer:

a. felonious death
b. line-of-duty
c. thin blue line
d. accidental death


b. line-of-duty

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Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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The limited discovery rules under Brady v. Maryland (1963 )

A. Are based on the Equal Protection Clause B. Pertain to all qualities of evidence C. Apply only when the defense makes a request for evidence D. Apply only to evidence pertaining to guilt

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Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)

1. Newgate Prison in New York used corporal punishment. 2. The Pennsylvania prison model was known as the separate system. 3. Prisoners from Walnut Street Jail built Sing Sing Prison in 1825. 4. Benjamin Rush was the first warden of the Elmira Reformatory. 5. Solitary confinement remained in existence at the Eastern Penitentiary until after the Civil War and was not formally ended until 1913.

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Typically cold cases are ________ in nature

A. autoerotic B. suicidal C. accidental D. homicidal

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