A way to describe the court process in this country; the prosecution and defense are opponents, each highlighting certain evidence in the case, and the judge is the referee

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adversarial process

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A criminal justice area that mayors have greatly affected in recent years is:

a. the use of extraction teams in jails. b. education standards of police officers. c. community policing. d. plea bargaining. e. all of the above.

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If Joe breaks into George's house thinking he has drugs to steal, but George does not, Joe is entitled to assert a mistake of fact defense

a. True b. False

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In the context of the psychoanalytic approach to delinquency, the part of one's personality that is comprised of unconscious biological and psychological desires and instincts is known as the

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The U.S. Supreme Court has held that a jury in a criminal trial may not be composed of less than

A. 12 persons. B. 9 persons. C. 6 persons. D. 5 persons.

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