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American prison populations have been leveling off since 1995.
Lawyers must assert valid defense and ensure _____.
The principal objective of a _____ court system is a shift in judicial administration from
local control to centralized management.
Prosecutors enjoy absolute immunity from civil lawsuits when acting as courtroom
advocates.
Describe the four most common ways that defendants can secure pretrial release?
Which is the most common? Why?
Evaluate the major problems facing the federal courts and the strengths and weaknesses
of the major solutions that have been proposed to address these problems.
Restitution is infrequently ordered in federal court because judges find that most
defendants do not have the ability to pay the victim.
Explain why discretionary decision making occurs in the criminal courts and provide
some specific examples of prosecutorial discretion.
Choose several U.S. Supreme Court decisions that pertain to the right to
court-appointed counsel for indigent defendants and explain the significance of each.
_____is a backdoor solution to prison overcrowding.
Tort law includes any wrong, hurt, or damage done to a person's rights, body,
reputation, or property.
The most frequently used source for compiling a master jury list are _____ lists.
Initial evaluations of early drug courts found favorable rates of success.
Victim's Bill of Rights seek to provide rights for victims because _____ already have
rights.
A sentencing guidelines grid allows for upward and downward departures from the
guidelines.
