Chad Faulstick, a construction worker from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, is arrested for the premeditated murder of his wife, Charity. Charity, a school teacher in Pittsburgh, was found dead and buried in woods approximately three miles from her house two weeks after she was reported missing by her parents. Given this information, answer the following questions.During questioning, it is determined
that a young lady who is a possible juror works as a secretary at the same grade school where the deceased had worked. The defense immediately puts in a request to have this juror removed because of bias. This request is called a:
A) ?peremptory challenge.
B) ?challenge for cause.
C) ?voir dire.
D) ?venire.
E) ?privilege.
B
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________________________________ refers to social disapproval based on personal characteristics or behaviors that deviate from what has been determined as normal society
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
Police officers' knowledge comes from
A. watching police television shows B. reading true crime books C. high school, college, the police academy and in-service training experiences D. life in general
Recent statistics reveal that, federally, median awards for plaintiff winners are approximately:
A) $300,000. B) $400,000. C) $200,000. D) $100,000.
The concentration effect takes place when which of the following occurs?
a. Stable neighborhoods, even those with a high rate of poverty, experience relatively low crime rates and have the strength to restrict substance abuse and criminal activity. b. Neighborhoods most at risk for increased crime contain large numbers of single-parent families and unrelated people living together. c. A culture develops that dictates neighborhood youths' standards of dress, language, and behavior, which are in opposition to those of conventional society. d. Working-class and middle-class families flee inner-city, poverty-ridden areas, and the most disadvantaged population is consolidated in urban ghettos.