Should criminal trials truly be public? Why or why not?

What will be an ideal response?


Good answers should take a position and support it in light of the purposes of a public trial ensuring a defendant?s rights are protected and checking a check against possible abuse of power. Some situations are very sensitive ? national security, child abuse victims. The issues with media attention and control are the crux of this question.

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In responding to fire scenes, the goal of first responders ________

A. is to prevent human harm B. is to render aid to the injured C. is to extinguish the fire D. all of these

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Which of the following examples represents a case study for the role of history as a motivation for international terrorism?

a. the Armenian genocide b. the Palestinian case c. the Red Brigade in Italy d. both “the Armenian genocide” and “the Palestinian case”

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Generally, women's prisons lack not only adequate vocational and educational programs but also:

a. nutritional services. b. recreational services. c. medical services. d. all of these

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The mass of combustibles including furnishings and building components in a given area is the:

a. Fire load b. Fuel load c. Ignition Point d. Pyrotechnic burden

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