Why is it important to determine the role the complainant may have played in the commission of a crime?
What will be an ideal response?
The complainant may be the victim, someone who saw the crime occur, or one who has information about the situation being investigated. Sometimes the complainant is the perpetrator who is attempting to divert police attention away from his or her actions. If preliminary questions reveal that the complainant may be the perpetrator, then the approach changes from an interview to an interrogation.
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To impose preventive detention under the Bail Reform Act a federal judge must predict whether or not a defendant will commit crimes while on pretrial release
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
_______________ is the process of being socialized into the prison culture
a. Prisonization b. Instutionalization c. Jailhouse shell shock d. None of the above
Intermediate sanctions are beneficial in that they:
a. are a cost-saving alternative. b. serve the needs of certain offenders. c. help reduce prison overcrowding. d. all of these.
Which of the following statements about public defenders is true?
A) They represent the state against criminal defendants. B) They easily gain the trust of their clients. C) They often face a heavy caseload. D) Their interests are purely financial. E) None of these; all of the statements given are false.