Define Sheriff.

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The elected chief officer of a county law enforcement agency. The sheriff is usually responsible for law enforcement in unincorporated areas and for the operation of the county jail.

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The 1998 Identity Theft and Assumption Deterrence Act

a. criminalized identity theft. b. made identity theft a federal crime c. increased prison sentences for criminals convicted of various types of identity theft. d. mandated the imposition of restitution when sentencing offenders convicted of identity theft.

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In the Travis opinion, the majority concluded that "race or ethnic background may become legitimate consideration when investigators have information on the subject of a particular suspect (Travis, 62 F. 3rd at 54)

a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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Overgeneralization, selective or inaccurate observation, resistance to change, and illogical reasoning are all examples of errors in reasoning.

Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)

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Roman Polanski was charged with which of the following crimes?

a. Rape by use of drugs b. Child molestation c. Sodomy d. All of the above

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