All persons are guaranteed due process rights under the U.S. Constitution, whichmandates that justice system officials respect the rights of accusedindividuals throughout the criminal justice process

Define due process and comment on the three requirements found in most areas of due process.


The U.S. Constitution requires due process, which mandates that justice system officials respect the rights of accusedindividuals throughout the criminal justice process.1) evidence and investigation (often called search and seizure), 2) arrest, and 3) interrogation. Each of these areas has been addressed by a plethora of landmark U.S. Supreme Court decisions.

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In Varieties of Police Behavior, James Q. Wilson suggested that the community itself may be responsible for police behavior based on the style of police service that is acceptable to and tolerated by the community

a. True b. False

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Restorative justice approaches, currently gaining momentum with juveniles, emphasize ______ philosophies, rather than the ______ philosophy that has been popular for the last few years.

A. get tough, treatment B. treatment, status offender C. treatment, get tough D. status offender, treatment

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______ is considered the Father of American Policing.

A. Robert Peel B. August Vollmer C. O.W. Wilson D. James Q. Wilson

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Which of the following is a duty that both the prosecutor and judge are assigned?

a. Assuming responsibility for holding disposition hearings and deciding on the treatment accorded to the child b. Waiving a juvenile into the adult system c. Making decisions about plea-bargaining agreements and the informal adjustment of juvenile cases d. Representing the interests of the state and bringing the case against the accused juvenile

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