The Secret Service Collaborates with Behavioral Scientists in

question 18

Multiple Choice

The Secret Service collaborates with behavioral scientists in

• A) predicting which individuals might engage in violent acts against public officials.
• B) conducting research on assessing dangerousness.
• C) conducting training programs for agents.
• D) All of these

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Definitions:

Stare Decisis

A legal principle that dictates that courts are bound by their own earlier decisions and the decisions of higher courts when the same points arise again in litigation.

Unconstitutional

Actions or laws that violate the principles or specific provisions of the Constitution.

Eighth Amendment

A provision of the U.S. Constitution that prohibits the federal government from imposing excessive bail, excessive fines, or cruel and unusual punishments.

Cruel and Unusual Punishment

A legal principle found in the Eighth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution that prohibits the government from imposing severe, excessive, or arbitrary punishments.