According to Schmerber v. California (1966), the U.S Supreme Court decided that:

a. vaginal swabs could be taken from a suspect in custody without a warrant in order to build a characterbased profile.
b. blood extraction without consent was permissible to produce a sample that could be analyzed forevidentiary use
c. saliva samples could be taken from a used water bottle without violating a person's right not to be"compelled" to bear witness against himself.
d. DNA samples could be taken against a person's will without violating his/her Fifth Amendment protections


Answer: b. blood extraction without consent was permissible to produce a sample that could be analyzed forevidentiary use

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Congress began investigations of private security firms as a result of the strikebreaking debacle at the Carnegie Steel Works in 1892 . The result was that many states:

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