Trends across the country over the past decade have been toward increasing legal representation and ______.
A. defending the rights of the victim
B. making it harder to prosecute youths
C. limiting the ability to waive counsel
D. requiring jury trials in delinquency proceedings
C. limiting the ability to waive counsel
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Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)
1. Once a defendant is medicated and rendered competent to stand trial, medication during the trial is often unnecessary. 2. Most types of forensic mental health assessments require an appraisal of malingering. 3. Restoration to competency must be done in an institution. 4. Most clinicians regard the evaluation of criminal responsibility as a complex issue. 5. Research suggests that the inclusion of a clinically diagnosed mental disorder is a strong predictor of a finding of incompetence.
A trial by a judge without a jury is called a:
a. summary trial c. bench trial b. bar trial d. trial de novo
At an arraignment, a defendant is given the opportunity to ________ to the charges in an information or indictment.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).