Under what circumstances would a judge sequester a jury?

What will be an ideal response?


long deliberations are expected high profile defendant
high amount of media interest and coverage
avoid biasing the jurors

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Under the Eighth Amendment, bail is usually denied defendants charged with felonies

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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A prison disturbance becomes a prison __________ once control of the prison changes hands from officers to prisoners

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

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Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)

1. Before-and-after quasi-experimental designs cannot control for confounding factors. 2. In order to avoid bias, it is imperative that matching is based on relevant confounding factors. 3. Pre-experiments allow the comparison of tests between the control and experimental group. 4. When random assignment to a control or experimental group is not possible, is impractical, or unethical, quasi-experimental research designs, or non-randomized designs are used. 5. In comparison to the other experimental designs, using the Solomon Four Group design can lead to many validity problems.

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Of the "seven-step" violator contact method, which is the first tactic?

a. Greeting and identification b. Statement of violation committed c. Identification of driver and checking conditions of violator and vehicle d. Statement of action to be taken e. Explaining what the violator must do

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