An officer lies to a suspect he is interrogating by saying that the suspect's partner has already confessed. The officer continues to say it is in the suspect's best interests to tell the officer everything about the crime. What does this exemplify?

A. harmless lying
B. justifiable lying
C. accepted lying
D. deviant lying


C. accepted lying

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

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Which of the following is an advantage of the contract system of appointed counsel?

A. greater expertise of attorneys B. contracts go to the lowest bidder C. attorneys are most familiar with the courtroom workgroup D. smaller caseloads than other appointed counsel systems

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In its decision in Farmer v. Brennan (1994), the U.S. Supreme Court held that “deliberate indifference resides on a continuum between mere negligence . . . [and] something less than acts or omissions for the very purpose of causing harm or with knowledge that harm will result." This case dealt with which of the following?

a. Prison rape b. Excessive force c. Thefts d. Homicides

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Research reveals that it is the victim's race, rather than the offender's, that structures sentencing outcomes: white offenders receive harsher outcomes when their victims are minorities.

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

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