Imagine you are a member of a courtroom work group, and you are dealing with heavy caseloads. You need to filter out a lot of the felony arrests that you are coming across, but you are having trouble with discretion. How do you decide which cases should make it to trial or disposition? Explain.
What will be an ideal response?
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Which statement below is true of arson prosecutions?
A. Prosecutions of arson occur often due to the rise in highly qualified and trained police officers who conduct fruitful investigations that provide substantial evidence to present to the jury. B. Prosecuting attorneys are highly motivated to file and pursue arson prosecutions because these cases are relatively easy to prosecute. C. Prosecution of arson crimes almost always occur when arson has been determined to be the cause of a fire. D. Prosecution of arson crimes may never occur because arson cases are difficult to prosecute.
In contrast to the Frye test, the Daubert-Kumho test required that a testimony be based on scientific methodology "generally accepted as reliable in the relevant scientific community."
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
Priorities and actions developed by government to use public resources as a means to deal with issues affecting society are known as ___________.
a. constitution b. public policy c. criminal justice d. law enforcement
According to social learning theory, people become violent because they:
A) ?model their behavior after others and have that behavior positively reinforced. B) ?are born with a predisposition toward violence because of their genetic makeup. C) ?suffer damage to their egos and superegos at an early age. D) ?have a mental disorder or illness. E) ?possess an alpha personality.