The duress defense is used when people break the law in order to save themselves or prevent some greater harm

Indicate whether the statement is true or false


False

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By the time __________ was repealed in 1933, organized crime had become involved in many phases of the economy, often pursuing its interests through illegal activities

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

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The act that was designed to prevent the abuse of constitutional rights by officers who "under color of state law" deny defendants those rights is

a. the Civil Rights Act. b. the Civil War Act. c. the Ku Klux Klan Act. d. the Vicarious Liability Act.

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In _______________, the investigator generally watches a particular house or building to see who enters and leaves

a. permanent surveillance b. limited surveillance c. stationary surveillance d. brownstone surveillance

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