In 1997 the U.S. Supreme Court held that a state law that provided procedures for the civil commitment of persons who, because of mental abnormality or personality disorder, are likely to engage in "predatory acts of sexual violence" did not constitute criminal punishment

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One of the most outspoken abolitionists of the juvenile court system is Barry Feld at the University of Minnesota School of Law

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___________ evidence is any evidence which may be perceived with one of the five senses

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Describe the federal court structure and what happens in each court.

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Judges rarely

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