Define and contrast the four functions of the courts

What will be an ideal response?


• The primary function of the court is the due process function, or the protection of individual rights against the power of the state.
• The crime control function of the courts emphasizes punishment and retribution.
• A third view of the court is that it serves a rehabilitative function, providing treatment to criminal offenders.
• The bureaucratic function of the court is concerned with the speed and efficiency with which the court can process cases.

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Incorporation is:

a. incorporating defendant rights into trial proceedings. b. using the 14th Amendment to apply the Bill of Rights to states. c. when police must provide a list of defendants' rights to those arrested. d. no longer relevant. e. all of the above.

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The positive period of Islamic fundamentalism includes

a. the decline of Islam b. the creation of an Islamic state and Islam was expanded outside the Middle East c. the Industrial Revolution d. military defeat

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Most terrorist attacks, according to the Study of Terrorism and Responses to Terrorism, used this as the primary weapon

a. guns b. knives c. bombs d. biological weapons

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Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)

1. A probation officer works with the accused from arrest through completion of a probationary sentence. 2. Dynamic risk factors include substance abuse, employment, educational attainment, and peer groups. 3. Most probation officers are White, whereas many of those that they supervise are minorities. 4. Passive GPS tracking continuously uploads information on an offender’s location. the day 5. A probation officer cannot be replaced by technology.

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