Why do you suppose grand juries operate in some states and not others? Should grand juries be the charging mechanism of choice across the country? Why or why not?
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Good answers should address the role of the grand jury in returning indictments and how they serve as a control mechanism over unfettered prosecutorial charging discretion. But the many procedural safeguards in states allow prosecutors to charge by complaint serve the same purpose. Further, give the amount of control prosecutors have over grand juries it is arguable that there really isn?t much of a check on the prosecutor?s discretion. Students need to support their position in light of the stated purpose of grand jury indictments versus the reality.
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If our obtained chi-square value for a 2 X 2 cross-tabulation is equal to 19.4 and we have 10 respondents in each cell, the phi-coefficient is:
a. .696 b. .571 c. 2.14 d. none of the above
Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)
1. There are two due process clauses. 2. The Fourteenth Amendment guarantees due process for state laws. 3. The prohibition against cruel and unusual punishment refers to pretrial jail terms. 4. A key concern with vague laws is that they may be used to punish members of socially marginal groups.
Describe the measures of effectiveness of crime laboratories.
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