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Proponents of the _____ Model of criminal justice argue that children who commit
crimes should be punished as adults.
The use of precedent promotes fairness and consistency.
The "law in action" represents an idealized view of law, one that stresses an abstract set
of rules that fails to take real people into account.
Lawyers must always do what their clients ask them to do.
Explain the reasons that some defendants plead guilty.
Imprisonment has always been the dominant form of punishment.
The U.S. Supreme Court has approved six-member juries in criminal cases.
With few exceptions, all government agencies must first receive authorization from the
_____ to appeal an adverse lower court ruling to the U.S. Supreme Court.
Discuss the four types of charging documents.
Citizens are more likely to have contact with a trial court of limited jurisdiction than
with any other type of court.
The concepts of _____ and discrimination highlight unwarranted variations in
sentencing but point to different types of factors.
The Double Jeopardy Clause of the Fifth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution prevents
the prosecution from seeking to have a "not guilty" verdict overturned on appeal.
Postconviction reviews collaterally attack convictions in civil court.
The leading cause of wrongful convictions is improper forensic evidence.
The court that the average citizen is most likely to come in contact with is a court of
_____ jurisdiction, such as a traffic court.
_____ is the most obvious way criminal law affects the operations of the criminal
courts.
