__________ can best be defined as the process through which a defendant pleads guilty to a criminal charge with the expectation of receiving some benefit from the state.

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


Plea bargaining

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In 1998, the ____ _____ ____ _____ (___) threatened to use force to curb the assaults by Yugoslavian forces against the ethnic Albanians

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

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Which of the following perspectives suggest that crime can be prevented by intervening through biological, psychological, and social conditions?

a. deterrence b. restorative justice c. reentry d. early intervention

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Who makes the decision whether to plea bargain a case?

A) Prosecutors B) Defense attorneys C) Law enforcement officials D) Judicial law clerks

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The ________ advocated a prison system which shifted the emphasis from punishing the body to reforming the mind and soul.

A. Catholics B. Quakers C. Puritans D. Baptists

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