Identify the three inherent contradictions in the job of the prosecutor as described in the text. Select one of these contradictions.

What will be an ideal response?


(1) Prosecutors have nearly limitless discretion in the most critical matters they must consider, yet they are held to very high ethical standards. (2) The prosecutor is a publicly elected official, yet most of the work performed by the office is done outside the public eye. (3) Prosecutors have a duty to seek justice but operate in an adversarial rather than truth-seeking system.

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a. True b. False

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A. the Marshall Court B. the Warren Court C. the Burger Court D. the Rehnquist Court

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