Why is the office of prosecuting attorneys such a powerful position in the criminal justice system?
What will be an ideal response?
Prosecuting attorneys have the power to determine which cases will be pursued and with how much vigor. Most importantly, prosecuting attorneys are political figures and have a keen awareness of how they achieved their positions in the first place. To keep influential groups or their elective constituencies happy, prosecutors exert enormous pressure on the police.
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States? a. Japanese Americans b. Chinese Americans c. Korean Americans d. Vietnamese Americans
Next semester Ken is starting a bachelor’s degree program at UC-Berkeley, the same place his grandfather received his bachelor’s degree in the 1970s. Given what you know about changes in higher education since Ken’s grandfather attended college, it is safe to assume that __________.
A) Ken’s classes will have fewer students in them compared to class sizes in his grandfather’s college days. B) Compared to his grandfather, Ken will have significantly less student loan debt when he graduates. C) Ken does not need to obtain a degree as much as his grandfather did to secure a middle-class job. D) Ken will be paying significantly more for his education than his grandfather did.
Today, mothers receive sole physical custody of their children about ___ percent of the time
a. 20 b. 40 c. 60 d. 80
What is the Sapir-Whorf hypothesis? Provide at least four examples of this hypothesis.
What will be an ideal response?