During the Middle Ages in Great Britain, the chancery courts were established to do all of the following except:
a. protect property rights and seek equitable solutions to disputes and conflicts
b. operate on the proposition that children were under the protective control of the king
c. safeguard orphans' property and inheritance rights and appoint a guardian to protect them until they reached the age of majority
d. have jurisdiction over children charged with criminal conduct
D
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A. ?about the same number of B. ?many more C. ?fewer D. ?primarily children as
Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)
1. The majority of nonfatal violent crimes against 12-18 year olds took place OFF campus. 2. Students in ninth grade had higher likelihoods of getting into fights than students in grades above them. 3. Secondary school teachers had a higher likelihood of being threatened than elementary school teachers. 4. Kids are either bullies or victims, not both. 5. College students have lower rates of victimization than their nonstudent counterparts.
Prosecutors are generally considered the most dominant figures in the American criminal justice system
a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false
All of the following are a downside of police discretion except:
a. The decisions not to invoke the criminal process are seldom subject to review. b. It determines the outer limit of law enforcement. c. The police have the power to decide whom they will arrest. d. The officers are subject to immediate supervisory review.