CRIM 99276

subject Type Homework Help
subject Pages 6
subject Words 719
subject Authors David W. Neubauer, Henry F. Fradella

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As prosecutorial dominance increased in the United States, the power of victims
declined.
_____ sentencing laws require that offenders convicted of certain offenses must be
sentenced to a prison term of not less than a specified period of years, and non-prison
sentences (such as probation) are expressly precluded.
Explain why most lawyers do not represent criminal defendants.
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The finding that poor, young, minority males are disproportionately represented in
prison populations provides proof of discrimination.
A _____ trial process is one in which there is a separate trial for guilt and sentencing.
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The principal objective of a unified court system is to shift judicial administration from
local control to centralized management.
Prior to the Civil War, the U.S. Supreme Court was required to hear every case that was
appealed to it.
To one side of the bench sits the court _____, whose machine mysteriously makes a
shorthand record of the proceedings.
Advocates of the crime control model of criminal justice believe that unless crime is
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controlled, the rights of law-abiding citizens will not be protected, and the security of
society will be diminished.
If the defense had to disclose evidence to the prosecution, the privilege against
self-incrimination would be rendered meaningless.
Defendants and their lawyers will opt for a _____ if they think the prison sentence will
be high.
Typically sitting in panels of three, _____ review the records in cases appealed from
district courts.
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Once a police officer decides that a search warrant is necessary, the officer usually goes
back to the station house to prepare the application, affidavit, and warrant.
State task forces consistently find evidence of _____ bias in four areas of the legal
system: domestic violence, sexual assault, divorce, and behavior toward female
workers.
Some states have no trial courts of limited jurisdiction.
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Some see the victim's movement as providing needed support for victims of crime.

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