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Research has essentially discredited the idea at the heart of the profiling process: that _____ crimes are committed by _____ people.

Based on the text, the advantage of information-gathering techniques over accusatorial methods is that:

The concept of repression has found _____ support in empirical research studies of real victims of_____.

The basis of the adversarial legal system is the belief that:

The use of a closed-circuit television (CCTV) is another way that children can testify in a case. CCTV allows the judge and jury to see the child without exposing the alleged victim to the emotional trauma that may present itself if the child were to see the defendant. In the case of Maryland v. Craig, the U.S. Supreme Court decided that the _____ the defendant’s right to confront his or her accuser.

Which of the following statements correctly reflects the current legal status of the polygraph?

When NICHD Investigative Interview Protocol procedures are followed, interviews with children are _____ recorded on video.

Jillian had often suffered from a delusional behavior disorder. When brought in for questioning, she started out by confessing to a crime that she had taken no part in. The term used for this type of false confession is an:

A survey was administered to high school seniors in Anytown. According to the survey results, fewer than 0.5% of the students drove drunk in the previous 6 months. A month later, the survey was repeated and it again indicated that fewer than 0.5% of Anytown seniors drove drunk in the previous 6 months. Based on this information, the survey has:

Which one of the following statements about the application of criminal profiling to police investigations is INCORRECT?