What preconviction process benefits the defense by avoiding the risk of a harsher punishment and benefits the prosecution by avoiding the risk of acquittal?
A. plea bargaining
B. pretrial release
C. pretrial detention
D. peremptory challenges
A. plea bargaining
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Describe the process of comparing two fibers via microscopic and analytical methods. What morphological characteristics should a criminalist compare in these steps?
What will be an ideal response?
The impetus for California's 1990 antistalking legislation was
A) the stalking of Steven Spielberg's seven children. B) the murder of actress Rebecca Schaeffer. C) the stalking and homicide of two government officials. D) the murders of four Orange County women who were killed despite restraining orders against their assailants.
The Hawthorne experiments provided the first glimpse of which concept?
a. Theory X and Theory Y b. human relations theory c. systems theory d. chain of command
Which of the following is a characteristic of a criminal street gang?
A. Its members avoid frequent contact with each other in order to remain inconspicuous. B. Its members face conflicts individually to prevent the incrimination of other members. C. It usually controls several neighborhoods or territories. D. It has an identifiable name or identifying sign or symbol.