A review of 23 years of state death sentences found that more than 70 of the reversals were the result of egregiously incompetent lawyering, prosecutorial misconduct or suppression of evidence, misinstruction of jurors, or judge or juror bias

a. True
b. False


a

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Peace officers may assist prosecutors as investigators

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Property crimes, personal crimes, and vice are three areas of investigative work that have differing implications for supervision

Indicate whether the statement is true or false.

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The steps to bringing an immediate resolution to a civil dispute involve

a. authority, show of force, and verbal commands. b. arrest, mediation, and show of force. c. giving legal advice, taking sides, and resolution. d. reasoning, mediation, and resolution.

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When ISIS in the summer of 2014 achieved significant military victories, the most spectacular being the capture of Mosul, the second largest city in Iraq, it was accompanied by the declaration of the founding of the Islamic State (the Islamic Caliphate)

a. True b. False

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