Prosecutors exercise limited discretion in deciding whether to file formal charges

a. True
b. False


B

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Incapacitation focuses on characteristics of the people who commit crimes instead of characteristics of the victims.

Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)

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__________ is an order that requires correctional officials to bring an inmate before a court or a judge and explain why he or she is being held in prison

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

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Brian, Jake, and Sophia plotted to rob a bank. Brian and Jake will be carrying guns into the bank and Sophia will serve as the getaway drivers. Upon arriving at the bank, Brian and Jake raise their guns, point them toward the direction of customers and employees, and demand money from the tellers. Meanwhile, a police officer sitting with the bank manager gets up and orders Brian and Jake to lower their weapons, who subsequently refused. The police officer shoots toward the two robbers, hitting Jake and killing him. A dangerous shootout ensues and one of Brian’s bullets hits and kills a customer. Likewise, one of the police officer’s bullets hits and kills another customer. Analyze this case under the proximate cause theory of felony murder.

What will be an ideal response?

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Recommendations for avoiding challenges with obtaining survey responses that provide useful data include those listed below with the exception of ______.

a. avoid jargon and acronyms b. include several double-barreled questions c. ensure that response categories are mutually exclusive and exhaustive d. be sure that font size is at least 12 points

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