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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The primary basis of prosecutorial discretion is the

A. Separation of powers doctrine B. Unitary executive doctrine C. Checks and balances doctrine D. Doctrine of constitutionalism

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The Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996 (AEDPA) changed the procedures for filing a writ of habeas corpus. One of the key changes caused by the act is:

a. The writ may not be suspended without the approval of the president. b. The writ must state a federal issue. c. The prisoner must first exhaust his or her state rights and there is an absence of a state right. d. The writ must be signed and sworn to by the petitioner.

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The judgment in the U.S. Supreme Court case of Mempa v. Rhay dealt with the right to ________ in case of probation violation

A) treatment B) a jury trial C) private confinement D) counsel

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Organizations that do not have a comprehensive risk management program in place leave themselves open to disgruntled employees and customers as well as to potential civil liability

a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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