When excessive force is used with the public and there is a significant disparity between the level of compliance by the person and the level of force used by the officer, the use of force is considered to be:
a. police misconduct.
b. police malfeasance.
c. police mistreatment.
d. police brutality.
d
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Wrongful convictions can be overturned only by
A. a habeas corpus. B. law enforcement misconduct. C. presentation of new evidence. D. faulty forensic evidence.
Which of the following is NOT a criticism of civil asset forfeiture laws?
A. The costs involved in a civil asset forfeiture proceeding can be prohibitively high. B. The standard of proof in civil asset forfeiture cases is too high. C. Innocent owners can lose their property when someone else uses it without their permission or knowledge to commit a drug crime. D. Civil asset forfeiture laws place the burden of proof on the property owner to show that the property seized was not used in a drug-related crime.
Defenses that take place after the prosecution has proved defendant's criminal conduct are _______________ defenses
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
If there is an actual link between a person's conduct and the resulting harm, ________ exist(s)
A) causation in fact B) proximate cause C) attendant circumstances D) legal cause