Does the voir dire process result in representative juries?
What will be an ideal response?
Answer: Answers should identify and explain the various steps in the voir dire process. Answers here can focus on whether a jury panel truly represents the community, the limited number of peremptory challenges, the limitations on excusing prospective jurors for inappropriate bias reasons, and how adequate a short period of questioning is in determining the potential bias and prejudices of a juror.
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a. True b. False
The first stage of this classification system placed the convict in segregated confinement with work and training being provided to the offender.
a. Irish penal system b. Mark system c. Elmira reformatory system d. English penal system
Systematically gathering qualitative data that offers a holistic and comprehensive understanding of the culture, environment, and social traits of individuals or individuals in a group is called ______.
a. ethnography b. triangulation c. purposive sampling d. Hawthorne effect
Conditions that are additional stipulations tailored to fit the problems and needs of the individual offender and ordered by the court are referred to as _____________ conditions
a. special b. standard c. treatment d. penal