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MPOETC Test #5: Search and Seizure | Questions and Correct Answers | Latest Update 2024/2025 | Graded A+ Police powers require what 3 things? (Foley v. Connelie) 1. Discretion 2. Fairness 3. Within the law What are the 4 consequences of unlawful searches or seizures? 1. Suppression of evidence 2. Police discipline 3. Civil lawsuits 4. Criminal prosecution What are the sources of legal authority that define police's power to search and seize? -US Constitution -PA Constitution -C...

BLEA Crim Law Midterm Test Questions with Correct Answers Five Basic Premises of Criminal Law - Answer-1. There must be an act or an omission. 2. The suspect may have a mental state 3. There must be a concurrence of both of the above at the same time. 4. Causation must be present. 5. Principles of Construction = All laws must be written. Rule of Corpus Delicti "Body of the Crime" - Answer-Shows specific loss or injury. Someone is criminally responsible. Additional evidence to indica...

Diamond Crim Essential Exam Info Questions and Correct Answers 2024. Crime is ___________________ what the legislature says it is Crime equals crime equals actus reus plus mens rea minus any affirmative defenses When determining a defendant's guilt/innocence ___________ When determining a defendant's guilt/innocence, jurors apply the standard of proof beyond a reasonable doubt Prosecutor's do not have ____________ Prosecutor's do not have to abide by this standard when charging def...

Explain the concept and scope of intended application of Voluntary Manslaughter as a partial defense. - Scope: Where D (is already guilty of murder) fulfills both the AR and MR of murder but also satisfies the VM partial defense, D's culpability is reduced from Murder to VM. Concept: Only 3 types of recognised VM- (1) Loss of Self-Control (2) Diminished Responsibility (3) Suicide Pact Explain who has the burden of responsibility in proving VM. - 1. LOSC: The evidential burden is on D , ...

CRIM 249 EXAM 1 2024 WITH 100% CORRECT ANSWERS Quantitative Data - correct answer Numerical data, usually utilize large representative samples, good for broad patterns, often expensive, and lacking in detail Criminology - correct answer The scientific study of crime as a social phenomenon. It is a nomothetic, research based discipline that is heavy in theory Deviance - correct answer Something that violates a social norm and that can lead to a negative rezones by society. Things peop...

JUS 110 CRIM Review Exam #1 Questions & Answers 2024/2025 The Safe Streets Act provided funding for the Law Enforcement Assistance Administration which then provided grants to police departments to provide funding for officers for College/University coursework. This program was a significant element in the development of: - ANSWERScriminal justice departments and degrees in higher education. The crime rate was much higher 100 years ago than it is today. (True/False) - ANSWERSTrue C...

Crim 414 Intervention Techniques in Corrections Qs&As 2024 Role Clarification - ANS-1.) Self-disclosure of the officer about his/her roles, responsibilities and professional personality 2.) Soliciting the client's views and their likes/dislikes 3.) Client self-disclosure of his/her attitude/behaviour, personality related to community supervision (ie. what the officer can expect from him/her) 4.) Collaborative agreement on expectations, roles, and responsibilities Role Clarifi...

CRIM 249 EXAM 1 2024 WITH 100% CORRECT ANSWERS criminology - correct answer scientific study of crime as a social phenomenon deviance - correct answer the recognized violation of cultural norms statistical deviance - correct answer uncommon or rare characteristics normative deviance - correct answer an act is deviant if it violates the prevailing norms in a given setting institutional deviance - correct answer When society and its formal organizations are not meeting the needs of ...

Homicide Exam Questions With Verified Solutions R V AHLUWALIA (1993) 96 CR APP R 13 - answerFacts: This case is decided under the old law of provocation. The appellant poured petrol and caustic soda on to her sleeping husband and then set fire to him. He died six days later from his injuries. The couple had an arranged marriage and the husband had been violent and abusive throughout the marriage. He was also having an affair. On the night of the killing he had threatened to hit her with an...