Who has the discretion to drop charges if they decide that the evidence against the accused is weak?

A. prosecutor
B. judge
C. police
D. victim


A. prosecutor

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d. Houses of Refuge MUST supply health care and educational opportunities to thechildren forced to reside there e. Quaker children CANNOT be forced to undergo Protestant religious training while under state control.

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A legal action is typically initiated against a juvenile by the filing of an adjudicative petition

a. True b. False

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a. Unit theories. b. Metatheories. c. Macrotheories. d. Bridging theories.

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Under this level of clearance under the Container Safe Initiative, companies have “Green Lanes” where vehicles and cargo do not have to be checked at the US border:

a. Tier I b. Tier II c. Tier III d. Tier IV

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