Describe the factors that influence a prosecutor’s decision to file charges.
What will be an ideal response?
Example should include the quality and quantity of evidence, the seriousness of the crime, the odds of winning the case, court resources, the wishes of the victim or family members, and public opinion.
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In the Supreme Court case of Arizona v. Gant, the Court limited the Fourth Amendment search authority of a passenger compartment of a vehicle to which circumstance?
A) The police may search a vehicle incident to a recent occupant?s arrest only if the arrestee is within reaching distance of the passenger compartment at the time of the search. B) It is reasonable to believe the vehicle contains evidence of the offense of the arrest. C) Both A and B D) None of the above.
A gel lifter is a layer of:
a. thin gel sandwiched between plastic backing and a paper cover sheet. b. thick gel sandwiched between paper backing and a plastic cover sheet. c. thin gel sandwiched between paper backing and a paper cover sheet. d. thick liquid sandwiched between paper backing and a paper cover sheet.
Which of the following penal objectives is not fulfilled by occupational disqualification?
a. Punishment b. Deterrence c. Incapacitation d. Rehabilitation
Explain how all violence is bound into what is called the "unity of human aggression."
What will be an ideal response?