How are the 1980 President’s Task Force on Victims of Crime and the 1998 New Directions from the Field related to each other?
What will be an ideal response?
New Directions from the Field is a follow-up on the President’s Task Force on Victims of Crime. The purpose of New Directions was to see what recommendations were followed from the 1980 report and to identify areas that still needed improvement.
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If an offender completes his or her obligations in a deferred prosecution diversion program, the prosecutor will _________________________________
a. revisit the charges and most likely drop them b. agreeing to plea bargain to a different charge c. ask the judge to be lenient at sentencing d. offer the offender a probationary sentence
Diversion can only be granted with:
A) prosecutor approval. B) probation officer approval. C) judicial approval. D) the victim's approval.
The most significant juvenile rights case was:
A) McKeiver v. Pennsylvania. B) In re Winshi
Which of the following is NOT true regarding the media construction of crime?
a. The media construction of crime will define what are thought to be the causes of crime b. The media construction of crime will define what acts are regarded as criminal c. The media construction of crime will reduce the seriousness of the crime d. The media construction of crime will identify what policies of crime control should be adopted