In which situation would expert witness testimony be most influential?
A. a pretrial hearing involving competency to stand trial
B. a jury trial involving child custody
C. a jury trial involving the effects of pornography on adolescents
D. a bench trial involving credibility of an eyewitness
A. a pretrial hearing involving competency to stand trial
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A. Hodges B. Hoge C. Andrews D. Fisher E. Bloom
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a. the tendency of society to criminally label people who commit victimless crimes. b. the notion that we could drive the crime rate down if we identified and imprisoned chronic offenders. c. the introduction of more people into the criminal justice system through the use of diversion programs. d. all of the above. e. none of the above.
In ______ held that there was no national consensus prohibiting the death penalty for juvenile murderers who were either 16 or 17 years old at the time of their crime.
a. Breed v. Jones b. Stanford v. Kentucky c. Graham v. Florida d. Thompson v. Oklahoma
Which of the following statements about technology and crime is true?
A) Lawbreakers do not have the capacity to invent their own devices. B) Lawbreakers will shy away from crime because of the challenge of new technology. C) ?Lawbreakers can develop and use technology for the purpose of committing crimes. D) Lawbreakers will wait for new technology to be invented before they attempt a crime. E) Technology always gives police the upper hand.