A prosecutor can transfer a juvenile to adult court for harsher punishment through ______.

A. direct files
B. judicial waivers
C. reverse waivers
D. automatic waivers


A. direct files

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Judges are not part of the official courtroom workgroup

Indicate whether the statement is true or false.

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The claim of the professions to have a “calling” is principally associated with the idea that:

a. you can only enter the professions if you are invited to do so b. they have an obligation to use their specialized knowledge on behalf of the common good c. the pursuit of financial gain is inappropriate d. the autonomy of experts cannot be compromised

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Prisons are administered by

a. counties b. municipalities c. states and the federal government d. courts

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The ________'s Model Code of Judicial Conduct was adopted in 1972 and replaced the Canon of Legal Ethics, which was created some 50 years earlier

A) Commonwealth Association of Judges B) American Bar Association C) Federal Judicial Center D) Criminal Defense Lawyer Association

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