Alice's Public Defender Filed a Motion Asking for an Itemized

question 21

Multiple Choice

Alice's public defender filed a motion asking for an itemized list describing all disciplinary actions taken against members of Officer Cowan's department because of "sting" operations conducted by the police department in the last 5 years

• A)The motion should be granted because the files are public records.
• B)The motion should be granted because Officer Cowan has been involved in other "sting" operations.
• C)The motion should be denied because it involves personnel files of officers who are not involved in Alice's arrest.
• D)The motion should be denied because information about disciplinary actions are never revealed to the defense.

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Definitions:

Specific Prejudice

Bias or prejudgment against a particular group or individual based on specific characteristics.

Lineup Foils

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Therapeutic Community

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Social Psychological Factors

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