Which indigent defense system hires attorneys whose sole job is to provide representation to indigent defendants?

a. Ad hoc assigned counsel programs
b. Coordinated assigned counsel programs
c. Fixed-price contract programs
d. Public defender programs


d. Public defender programs

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______ is important in understanding deviance because it helps us systematically think about deviance and provides solutions to the problems we study.

a. Data b. Hypothesis c. Theory d. Policy

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The mens rea of prostitution is __________

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

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An officer who advocates public service rather than crime fighting is a:

a. Crime fighter b. Emergency operator c. Social enforcer d. Social peacekeeper

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Tom has retained Mary as his legal counsel. During a meeting with Mary, Tom reveals to Mary that he operates a clandestine drug operation and asks Mary to help him devise a way to launder the profits from his drug operations to his offshore bank account in a way to evade U.S. law. What are Mary’s legal obligations to Tom?

a. Mary cannot reveal any part of this conversation because the conversation took place under the protection of the attorney-client privilege b. Mary has a duty to provide services to her client and, under the attorney-client privilege, any actions taken by Mary are protected by the attorney-client privilege. c. Because Tom has requested Mary’s assistance to help him commit what Tom knows to be a crime, the attorney-client privilege does not exist. d. Mary has a right to refuse Tom’s request, terminate the attorney-client relationship, and never disclose any details of the conversation that occurred between her and Tom.

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