List five screening factors that prosecutors use to determine which cases to pursue

What will be an ideal response?


whether there is sufficient evidence for a conviction seriousness of the offense
uncooperative victims unreliable victims
willingness of defendant to testify against other criminals

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____________ decision makers are individuals who make decisions and announce them, are highly task oriented, and have a low tolerance for ambiguity

A. Conceptual B. Directive C. Analytical D. Behavioral.

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The _________________ Act of 2001 made it easier for police investigators to intercept many forms of electronic communications

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

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Which of the following type of research has a specific focus seeking to provide detailed understanding of topics?

a. explanatory b. exploratory c. evaluation d. descriptive

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In Hurtado v. California the defendant complained that his Fifth Amendment rights were violated because he was not properly indicted by a grand jury. The Supreme Court ruled against him because: a. his crime wasn't a capital or otherwise infamous crime. b. California, unlike the federal government, could use an information rather than a grand jury indictment tocharge Hurtado

c. he confessed, so due process was irrelevant. d. the California grand jury had properly indicted him.

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