The U.S. operates under a/an _____ system of criminal procedure, in which the prosecutor must establish guilt and the defendant cannot be compelled to testify against him/herself.
A) accusatorial
B) adversarial
C) constitutional
D) inquisitorial
A) accusatorial
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Which of the following is not a principle of effective intervention according to Ellis and Sowers?
A. Individual counseling and related services B. Behavioral contracting C. Institutional settings D. Schedules of sanctions E. Service Delivery Systems
The document submitted to an appellate court summarizing the legal posture and factual background of a case and the legal authorities that support a reversal of the trial court's ruling is known as _____
a. a petition for a writ of habeas corpus b. an appellant's law brief c. an appellee's law brief d. a motion for a new trial
One of the strongest predictors of offending in female adolescents is having
a) been suspended during the middle school years. b) attended poor quality day care. c) received negative feedback from teachers. d) a weak parental relationship with father.
The contagion effect is that
a. terrorism will spread unchecked. b. terrorism is contained in the same way contagion is contained. c. media coverage of terrorism inspires more terrorism. d. biological terrorism will spread geographically.