The practice of either ignoring or misapplying the law in a certain situation, such as returning a guilty verdict in a case where the defendant is clearly not guilty, is known as:

A) Jury vilification
B) Jury tampering
C) Jury inconsistency
D) Jury nullification


D

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Hot spots and hot times are associated with which type of patrol?

A) K9-assisted patrol B) focused patrol C) directed patrol D) saturation patrol

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Juvenile property crime rates have substantially increased in _____

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

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Primary deviance has a significant long-term effect on the violator

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

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