Courts of ______ are concerned with issues of law and whether there were errors made by the trial court.
a. general jurisdiction
b. appellate jurisdiction
c. original jurisdiction
d. subject-matter jurisdiction
b. appellate jurisdiction
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The RAND study found that police ______ work was largely unsuccessful.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
A juvenile delinquent who is taught how to change their ways in addition to or in lieu of custody is said to be undergoing:
a. treatment. b. rehabilitation. c. punishment. d. parens patriae.
Ava and a friend decide they are going to go to the fireworks on July 4th and steal as many phones as they can from spectators as they take photographs of the fireworks in the dark. They successfully take 2 or 3 without the somewhat inebriated individuals putting up much of a fight. During her final attempt to take a phone the victim starts to put up a fight and they each begin throwing punches. The friend finds a rock nearby and throws it at the head of a victim, leaving her unconscious and in a coma. If the victim dies, although Ava did not throw the rock, under what doctrine may she be held accountable?
a. principal liability b. accessory after the fact c. natural and probable consequences d. derivative liability
Which of the following is NOT a finding from research in Boston and Chicago regarding the correlates of gang-related homicide?
A. seeking payback B. pursuing improved social status C. social group processes D. skipping school