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The Victim and Witness _____ Act, a federal law passed in 1982, required greater
protection of victims and witnesses and also mandated guidelines for the fair treatment
of victims and witnesses in federal criminal cases.
Contrast the due process and crime control models of criminal
A juvenile court trial is referred to as a(n) _____ hearing.
_____ are agreements between two or more persons involving a promise supported by
mutual obligation.
The continued use of some types of forensic evidence has been called into question.
Clerks of court and court _____ work behind the scenes.
The primary advantage of _____ systems is that they limit the costs governments must
pay for indigent defense.
_____ petitions are those in which inmates may collaterally challenge their convictions
(after exhausting all available state remedies to do so) by arguing that their trial was
constitutionally defective.
What are the strengths and weaknesses of speedy-trial laws? Provide examples.
Witness _____may take the form of threats of violence or actual violence itself against
the person in question or his or her friends and family members.
Mandatory minimum sentencing laws are one method legislatures use to decrease the
severity of sentencing.
Alternative jurors replace regular jurors who disagree with the majority during
deliberations.
The due process model emphasizes protecting the rights of the individual.
What are the responsibilities of the three different branches of government (legislative,
judicial, and executive) regarding sentencing?
Once a "not guilty" verdict is returned, the prosecutor cannot appeal the acquittal, even
if the original trial was littered with serious mistakes.
Defense attorneys are not allowed to be present during grand jury hearings.
Indigents are defendants who cannot afford to pay a lawyer.
