Under which theoretical policy do prosecutors only file charges if they feel they have sufficient evidence and a good chance of conviction?

a. Legal sufficiency
b. Trial sufficiency
c. System efficiency
d. Defendant rehabilitation


b. Trial sufficiency

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An officer stops a young man on the street legally and subjects him to a frisk. The officer is extremely thorough in the frisk. He even asks the young man to empty his wallet. Is the extent of this frisk permissible?

A) Only if the officer reasonably believes the wallet might contain a weapon B) No, because the scope must be limited to the discovery of guns, knives, and other weapons C) Yes, an officer may search to whatever extent necessary when detaining a criminal suspect D) No, because the frisk can only occur after transportation to the police station

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A(n) _________ measure is a measure that actually measures what it purports to measure

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

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Because much crime goes unreported, this amount of crime that occurs in the U.S. is referred to as the ________

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

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Gang violence spawned by the MS-13 and 18th Street gangs is largely limited to

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