Elaborate the meaning of due process through the use of an example

What will be an ideal response?


The concept of due process, found both in the Fifth and Fourteenth Amendments has been used to evaluate the constitutionality of legal statutes and to set standards and guidelines for fair procedures in the criminal justice system. For example, there is a concern about the Patriot Act that permits the government to share information from grand jury proceedings and from criminal wiretaps with intelligence agencies. These practices have the potential to erode civil rights, and therefore additional provisions were enacted in 2006 to ensure that the Act did not violate those civil rights by limiting its surveillance and wiretap authorizations.

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An explanation that accounts for a set of facts that can be tested by further investigation is known as:

a. Deviance. b. Theory. c. Hypothesis. d. Social process theory.

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Relatively few police officers ever fire their weapons at suspects during the course of their careers

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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Gender harassment entails belittling a woman as a __________

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

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All of the following were identified as benefits of prison nursery programs EXCEPT for _____.

A. they help the mother and the children connect B. they can lead to reduced recidivism rates C. implementation is costly D. they help end the cycle of incarceration

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