There is relatively little research testing for racial discrimination in the sentencing of individuals convicted of misdemeanor offenses. Because the lower courts where misdemeanor cases are handled usually have huge caseloads and informal, nonadversarial procedures for delivering what is often referred to as _______________, one might predict that the likelihood of racially disparate decisions
would be even greater in these courts than in the more formal felony courts.
a. "American justice" c. "real justice"
b. "procedural justice" d. "assembly-line justice,"
D
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"Macho" is not a derogatory slang term like "wetback"; nevertheless officers should refrain from using these types of ________ words.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
Goldstein's tripartite conceptual framework was developed to explain the relationship between drug use and:
a. incarceration b. treatment c. violent crime d. property crime
Which of the following describes a critique of judicial activism?
A. It does not take into account the social context of modern life. B. It involves an interpretation of the Constitution that is too narrow. C. It amounts to writing new law, which is a responsibility of the legislature, not the judiciary. D. It focuses too much on literal meanings that cannot be correctly interpreted.
If a grand jury is not used, the prosecutor files a(n) ________ against the accused
A) charging document B) information C) peremptory challenge D) property bond