According to the Innocence Project, in what percentage of wrongful convictions that were overturned through DNA testing did eyewitness misidentification play a role?
A) 28%
B) 61%
C) 75%
D) 37%
E) 11%
C
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Which of the following criminologists is credited with first drawing attention to white-collar crime within the social sciences?
a. Karl Marx b. Sarbanes Oxley c. Richard Quinney d. Edwin Sutherland
Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)
1.The right to due process has not changed since it was defined in the U.S. Constitution. 2.Mapp v. Ohio held that the “totality of the circumstances” test be used to determine probable cause for a search. 3.Police need a warrant to search the contents of a cell phone during an arrest. 4.If a driver is rude to an officer during a traffic stop, this is enough to constitute probable cause to search the vehicle. 5.Reasonable suspicion may be based upon several weak arguments that, when taken together in the context of the situation, would lead a reasonable person to believe that a crime is being committed.
The Federal Crime Victims' Rights Act of 2004 granted rights to victims in all state criminal proceedings
a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false