Briefly describe the assigned counsel system. What role does it play in the U.S. criminal justice system?
What will be an ideal response?
An ideal response would be:
Many defendants cannot afford the legal counsel to which they are constitutionally entitled. The assigned counsel system is the oldest system to provide such defendants with an attorney, and it continues to be used, especially in rural areas. Judges appoint attorneys to represent defendants who cannot afford them. Most such attorneys are paid by the court that appoints them, but sometimes they are expected to do the work pro bono—for the public good. Seldom are they given funds to do any investigatory work on behalf of their clients. Some less scrupulous lawyers make their living as assigned counsel; because it is often to their financial advantage to do so, they are quick to plead their clients guilty.
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The 1980 Ruiz v. Estelle federal court case dealt with the issue of __________.
A. affirmative action B. the death penalty C. educational funding D. prison reform
The modern gender gap persists in less?developed countries
Indicate whether this statement is true or false.
The famous Prussian strategist who asserted that "…war is the continuation of policy by other means" was
a. Herman Goehring b. Otto von Bismarck c. Carl von Clausewitz d. Rolf Dahrendorf
Which of the following is an example of a relative norm?
a. universal primary education b. female genital mutilation c. eradication of poverty d. elimination of HIV/AIDS