Which ONE of the following statements is CORRECT?
a. In practice state and federal prosecutors have very limited discretion in determining
whether to prosecute a defendant.
b. A skip tracer is one who seeks out absconding defendants to assist sureties who have
posted bonds guaranteeing a defendant’s appearance before the court.
c. Usually less than half of the defendants charged with felonies plead guilty at
arraignment.
d. The term “in camera” as used in court proceedings refers to the right of the media to
photograph court proceedings.
Answer: B
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Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)
1.The “intelligence gap” between biological and social maturity is the result of the cognitive deficits discovered during puberty experienced by modern adolescents coupled with technological advances that continue to raise the time needed to prepare for participation in today’s complex economy. 2.The remarkable changes in young people’s behavior--moodiness, the rejection of adult values, the sudden popularity of LCP antisocial peers, and most pertinently, the surge of antisocial behavior--indicates that something very interesting is occurring during adolescence. 3.Developmental research shows that as ordinary young people age into adolescence, they begin to admire good students more, and aggressive, antisocial peers less; demonstrating strides in maturity. 4.The aggression scale is most strongly associated with LCP offenders because it measures antisocial personality and physical violence and because its scores are stable across developmental stages. 5.Research reveals that any traits children may bring with them to the socialization process become fixed in spite of patient and loving parenting.
Most U.S. states have specific parole guidelines in regard to those who reoffend.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
Which of the following is NOT done in the three parts of criteria-based content. analysis
A) Evaluation of CBCA outcomes using the validity checklist B) Incorporating the reality monitoring common categories C) A semistructured interview, consisting of a free narrative phase D) Content analysis on CBCA criteria
The Automated Fingerprint Identification System (AFIS) is designed to perform the following function:
A) A 10-print system for searching an individual's fingerprints to determine whether a prior arrest record exists and then maintaining a criminal arrest record history for each individual B) Comparison of latent fingerprints against suspect 10-print records retrieved from the criminal fingerprint repository C) Searches of latent fingerprints against the 10-print fingerprint repository when no suspects have been developed D) All of the above are functions of the AFIS system.