Ineffective assistance of counsel includes:
A. Being represented by inexperienced counsel
B. In a capital sentencing trial, not examining a court file examined by the prosecution
C. In a capital sentencing trial, not seeking psychiatric examination where the defendant showed no sign of psychological problems
D. In a capital trial, by failing to pursue every possible defense
ANSWER: B
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What happens when probation is revoked?
A. The probation contract is terminated and the original sentence is imposed. B. The judgment is deferred until the defendant is rehabilitated. C. The defendant is subject to mandatory participation in a pretrial diversion program. D. The probation contract is extended and a prison term is imposed.
Which of the following would be an example of secondary deviance?
a. An offense occurs in the neighborhood, and police fail to identify a suspect, thus encouraging the perpetrator to reoffend. b. A town lacks important community efforts such as after school activities which lead youths to engage in crime. c. An offense occurs in the neighborhood, and a youth is suspected. He becomes angry and resentful and "acts out". d. A town passes a law such as truancy and begins to arrest many juveniles for what is a new crime.
At the federal level, the Congress defines the number of judgeships
a. True b. False
A right such as life, liberty, or property that is held to exist for its own sake and to constitute part of the legal order of society is known as:
a. a religious right. b. a guaranteed right. c. substantive right. d. societal right.