Historian and French diplomat Alexis de Tocqueville argued that the use of cash bail for the accused in the American criminal justice system was unjust. The poor, not being able to make bail, would be incarcerated, while the wealthy person “. . . easily evades the punishment awaiting him: after providing bail, he disappears.” This illustrates the fact that ______ was developed for the privileged and wealthy, not for the “common man.”
A. civil law
B. case law
c. constitutional law
D. common law
D. common law
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a. True b. False
The underlying principle of COMPSTAT is that
a. community service officer's direct strategy b. command discretion must be controlled c. planning should be centralized d. police can have a substantial positive impact on crime
Which of the following categories of crashes typically found in most State Crash Reports is not
correct? a. A non-collision event b. A fixed object collision c. A non-fixed object event d. A vehicle striking a train or street car e. A hit and run crash
Janie runs the most serious legal risk because of
a. the defaced pictures included in her letters b. her use of the US. Mail to send threatening letters c. Pitt's married status d. her presence on the sidewalk outside of Pitt's residence