You have just been called to serve on a grand jury. You are worried about your important job, and that work will suffer in your time away, but you do want to perform your civil duty to serve and so attend without objection. Upon arriving for service, you are told by a prosecuting attorney that serving on a grand jury is very different from serving on a trial or petit jury. The attorney begins to explain the differences. What does he say?
What will be an ideal response?
Students' answers will vary.
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What are the stages in the historical development of the juvenile justice system and of separate treatment for juveniles? What is the philosophy underlying today's juvenile courts?
What will be an ideal response?
Which approach to explaining crime addresses the gender ratio problem?
A) Psychological perspectives B) The Classical School C) Sociological theories D) Biosocial theories
The Civil Service Reform Act, a federal law designed to prevent political interference with the decisions and actions of governmental organizations, was enacted in what year?
a. 1946 b. 2003 c. 1978 d. 1967
In order to gather intelligence, you consider utilizing so-called mosque crawlers, which are:
a. remote-controlled surveillance devices. b. computer programs that automatically search web sites for certain keywords. c. agents who infiltrate mosques and Muslim neighborhoods to gather intelligence. d. pamphlets distributed in Muslim neighborhoods offering rewards for tips.