Which of the following is not a justification used in Faretta v. California to allow self-representation?

A) The defendant is the one who suffers should he/she fail.
B) Forcing a defendant to accept representation could bring about questions of fairness.
C) Defendants representing themselves may elicit sympathy from the jury.
D) Some defendants may know strategies better than their attorneys.


D) Some defendants may know strategies better than their attorneys.

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The refusal of courts generally to interfere with the discretionary charging decisions of prosecutors represents the ____________ ___ __________ doctrine in action

Fill in the blank with correct word.

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Children are more likely to be victims of violence away from school, as opposed to in school

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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Homeland Security focuses on:

a. homeland security operations. b. disasters and catastrophes. c. homeland security and terrorist. d. potential terrorist attacks and weapons of mass destruction (WMD).

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Traditionally, males are socialized to be all of the following except ______.

a. aggressive b. empathetic c. active d. dominant

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