First-offenders who are nonviolent are excellent candidates for diversion, especially if their instant offenses are not particularly serious
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
TRUE
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In most criminal trials, the primary objective of the defense lawyer is to
a. discredit the prosecution's witnesses. b. prove a client's innocence. c. cause the jurors to doubt the guilt of the client. d. explain the client's actions.
For hundreds of years, English subjects (and, later, American colonists) were subjected to the abuse of the ______________, that is, a warrant authorizing searches of unspecified persons and places
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
Any information having a tendency to clear a person of guilt or blame is known as:
a. Exculpatory evidence. b. Direct evidence. c. Fruits of the poisonous tree evidence. d. Lay witness.
Cohen (1972) described ______ in terms of the emergence of a condition, event, or group of persons that becomes defined as a threat to the values and interests of society.
a. defining goals b. social movements c. moral panics d. ideological grounds