What is the preliminary hearing? What is its purpose?When is it required?

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A preliminary hearing is not required by the Constitution (Lem Woon v. Oregon, 229 U.S. 586 [1913]). It is up to each state to determine under what circumstances it is required. Fortunately, most states, as well as the federal government, require preliminary hearings, at least to a certain extent. Whether a preliminary hearing is required typically depends on a jurisdiction's method of filing criminal charges. In jurisdictions that require that charges be filed in the form of a grand jury indictment, no preliminary hearing is required if the prosecutor secures an indictment within a specified time period.

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a. Thinking. b. Reflex. c. Stress. d. Meditation.

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The scholar who suggested that the anatomical feature of an individual's skull can indicate their criminaliaty was Lombroso

a. True b. False

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In what year did the Eastern State Penitentiary open in Pennsylvania?

a. 1903 b. 1829 c. 1899 d. 1778

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Answer the following statements true (T) or false (F)

1. Many Blacks left the South for the sole purpose of escaping racism and determination. 2. Imitating black dialects and styles of speaking will help establish a good rapport with African Americans. 3. Kochman explains that, for some blacks, fighting does not begin until one person does something physically provocative (Kochman, 2013). 4. The Department of Corrections estimates that black women refrain from reporting rapes at significantly higher rates than white women.

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