With many court cases taking well over a year to go to trial, explain what the nation's founders meant by the right to a speedy and public trial. Who determines what is "speedy"?

What will be an ideal response?


Responses will vary

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As systems grow and mature, they become:

a. familiar. b. more complex. c. strange. d. boring.

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Which of the following crimes is not an eligible crime for which victims can apply for victim compensation?

A. rape B. homicide C. burglary D. drunk driving

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In ______________ the offender, victim, family members, community members, and professionals meet to discuss the wrongdoing and create a plan regarding the most appropriate method of reintegration for both the offender and victim.

a. family group conferencing b. victim-offender reconcilliation programs c. sentencing circles d. reintegrative shaming

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An explanation of a happening or circumstance based on observation, experimentation, and reasoning is a:

a. hypothesis. b. theory. c. utilitarian view. d. positivist view.

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