Explain the totality of the circumstances test used to determine whether an anonymous tip is credible.

What will be an ideal response?


The Supreme Court applied a totality-of-the-circumstances test that stressed two critical considerations. First, is the informant reliable (trustworthy), and second, what is the “basis of [his or her] knowledge”?

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What will be an ideal response?

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The formal or informal violation of an accused person's civil rights that leads to unjustified punishment is a concept known as

A) sentencing disparity. B) due process. C) railroading. D) presumptive sentencing.

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The U. S. Supreme Court has never banned the death penalty as cruel and unusual punishment for murder

a. True b. False

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A ______ is a grid-formatted document that arranges data in rows and columns.

a. statistical package for the social sciences b. spreadsheet c. mind map d. poster session

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