A(n) ________ provides information about the personality, family life, and business acumen of the defendant in an effort to show that the defendant is not the kind of person who would commit the crime with which he or she is charged?
A) character witness
B) secure witness
C) eyewitness
D) expert witness
A) character witness
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The right to an attorney is guaranteed by which amendment?
A. Fifth Amendment B. Sixth Amendment C. Fourth Amendment D. Seventh Amendment
What type of media coverage is given to the majority of murders reported to the police?
A. Most murders receive broad national attention. B. Most murders received sustained state attention. C. Most murders receive only a brief mention from local media. D. Most murders generate considerable speculation from the media.
In recent years, there has been an increase in the number of prisoners over the age of 50 in the United States.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
CASE 9.2 The criminal courts confront a double bind with regard to victims. On the one hand, victims are valued for the cases they bring to the system; their misfortunes become the raw material of the court process. On the other hand, individual victims represent a potential source of irrationality in the process. The personal and often emotional involvement of victims in the crime experience can generate particular demands for case outcomes that have little to do with the public interest. Members of the courtroom work group know that the same individual may, at different times, be:
A. a victim, a witness, and an offender. B. a victim and an offender. C. a witness and an offender. D. an offender.