Which of the following are the most important factors impacting pretrial charging decisions?

A. Gender and crime seriousness
B. Race and gender
C. Criminal history
D. Criminal history and gender


C. Criminal history

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Which of the following countries has the most juveniles in prison (as a [percent of the total prison population]?

a. United States b. England and Wales c. Japan d. Germany

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A passenger in an automobile has no __________________ to challenge the constitutionality of evidence seized from the car by police

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

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Goldstein's concept of __________ was influential due to its concern withdeveloping custom-tailored solutions to specific types of crime problems

a. Custom-solution policing b. Problem-oriented policing c. Broken-windows policing d. Ends-justification policing

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Proponents of the ______ model of justice argue that one of the major purposes of the criminal justice system is to incarcerate offenders for the protection of society.

a. crime control b. due process c. nonintervention d. restorative justice

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