Both crime control and due process advocates oppose plea bargaining but for different reasons. What are the differing reason for each groups' opposition?

What will be an ideal response?


Adherents of the crime control model of criminal justice oppose plea bargaining because they believe defendants get off too lightly. Adherents of the due process model of criminal justice oppose plea bargaining because they believe that innocent defendants might be forced to plead guilty to a crime they did not commit.

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What did a Western intelligence service seize from Kamel Daoudi, an al Qaeda computer engineer, during his arrest?

a. a codebook to decrypt e-mails and telephone conversations b. a pile of hard copies of Google maps used by al Qaeda c. a codebook for making bombs and bulletproof vests sent as ebooks d. a list of the names foreign officials targeted by al Qaeda

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For the purposes of traffic law enforcement, an owner of a vehicle is the bank or finance company that holds the title of the vehicle

a. True b. False

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Immigration officials sometimes conduct surveys, in which they pay surprise visits to factories and ask employees questions to determine if they are illegal aliens

What will be an ideal response?

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Shoplifting is an example of a status offense.

What will be an ideal response?

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