In __________, even though the defendant pled guilty to avoid the possibility of a death penalty, the plea was voluntary and intelligently made and therefore not coerced.
A. Boykin v. Alabama
B. Brady v. United States
C. Alford v. North Carolina
D. Santobello v. New York
Answer: B
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a. Child pornography serves as a primary facilitator for pedophilia. b. Viewing child pornography causes pedophilia. c. Viewing child pornography is not linked to pedophilia. d. The use of child pornography is necessary before a person can offend.
The Joint Counterterrorism Assessment Team is composed of public safety personnel. Its role is to inform public safety personnel in an effort to better identify, respond to, mitigate and prevent the next terrorist attack against the homeland
a. True b. False
When an inmate is released after he or she has served time equal to the total sentence minus good time, it is known as:
a. mandatory release. b. discretionary release. c. unconditional release. d. community release. e. correctional release.
One major reason why perpetual juvenile offenders are diverted from formal juvenile court processing is:
a. poor record keeping among juvenile jurisdictions. b. too many intake officers. c. weak prosecutorial policies of juvenile courts. d. significant gaps in evidence accumulated in the average juvenile case.