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There are more white offenders on death row than minority offenders.
The four most common types of initiatives are: (1) victim/witness assistance programs,
(2) victim programs, (3) a victim's bill of rights, and victim impact statements.
All persons charged with an offense for which any amount of incarceration is possible
have a right to a jury trial.
_______________________ restitution frequently involves community service.
The shared decision making of the courtroom work group helps to diffuse
responsibility.
Rejection of search warrant applications by magistrates is a common occurrence.
The Fourth Amendment prohibits the warrantless search and seizure of abandoned
property.
In ____________________ elections, the candidate's political party is listed on the
ballot.
The venire is the master jury list.
Many criminal appeals rarely succeed because the rules of the appellate process are
designed not to disturb the results of a criminal trial unless a serious, reversible error
has occurred.
Over the past several decades, the composition of the bench has become less diverse.
Discretion is exercised at every key decision point within the criminal justice system.
In a study that compared a court with a heavy caseload to another court with a light
caseload, the researcher found that the court with the lighter caseload had more trials
and imposed heavier sentences.
Bail procedures vary by jurisdiction and according to the of the crime.
The fruit of the poisonous tree doctrine always bars derivative evidence found as a
result the violation of a defendant's constitutional right.
A sentencing guidelines grid allows for upward and downward departures from the
guidelines.
The federal government and many states use sentencing _______________________ to
limit judicial discretion in sentencing.
Prosecution in the United States is highly centralized.
