Describe why the role of the defense attorney is often misunderstood by the public.

What will be an ideal response?


Example should discuss that the defense attorney’s job is not to determine whether their client is guilty or innocent or to make sure that they are acquitted, but rather to protect their rights.

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Identify which of the mass incarceration characteristics focuses on prison issues such as the conditions of super max facilities.

A. warehousing B. drugs C. zero tolerance D. scale

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Which of the following theories was developed by Terence Thornberry and suggests that the fundamental cause of delinquency is weakened social bonds to society?

A. conflict theory B. interactional theory C. labeling theory D. subculture theory E. age-graded theory

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__________ offenses are prohibited by law but are not wrong in themselves.

Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

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Agnew suggests that there are, in fact, community-level factors, such as blocked opportunities and lack of social support, that produce feelings of strain

a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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