The Petite Policy is a policy of the U.S. Attorney General that holds if a crime that violates both a federal and a state law, and if the state successfully prosecutes first, the federal government will not prosecute, even though it has jurisdiction

. a. True
b. False


a

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The Structural-Choice Model proposed by Meithe and Meier synthesizes the key concepts of several popular theories and looks at structural features in society that create opportunities for victimization as well as choices made by victims

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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Which one is not one of the three major areas of drug-law enforcement programs?

A. source control B. drug interdiction C. international arrest D. street-level enforcement

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Most individuals’ handwriting is a combination of which two basic handwriting types?

A. block capital and cursive B. cursive and script C. script and block capital D. Palmer Method and block capital

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Under Fourth Amendment law guiding the amount of force used during an arrest, which of the following actions represents use of excessive force?

a. using pepper spray on a recalcitrant suspect b. using canine dogs to search for a fugitive c. shooting to death an unarmed fleeing felon d. placing a fighting suspect in handcuffs

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