All of the following are concerns with victim impact statements, except that:

a. they distract from the facts of the case.
b. they interject dangerously prejudicial evidence into the sentencing process.
c. they are a time-consuming and expensive addition to the court process.
d. they serve to "distract the jury.".


c

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________________________ is the "greatest legal engine ever invented for the discovery of truth."

Fill in the blank with correct word.

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Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

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

1. Early police departments were inefficient and rife with corruption. 2. Police scandals often resulted in reform political candidates to be elected and brought changes to the police departments. 3. As a result of the 9/11 attacks, Congress passed the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act. 4. A mission statement a document that details specific goals that a police department is committed to accomplish and the specific strategies the department deploys to accomplish the goals.

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