Identify and explain the basic protections enjoyed by criminal defendants in the United States
What will be an ideal response?
• Many of the protections enjoyed by criminal defendants in the United States are contained in the Sixth Amendment.
• The Sixth Amendment guarantees the accused the right to a speedy and public trial, an impartial jury of the state and district where the crime was committed, to be notified of the nature of the charges, to confront witnesses against them and to call witnesses in their own defense, and to retain an attorney to defend them.
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A. community policing B. community outreach C. community liaison D. community association
Criminal liability is defined as criminal conduct that qualifies for criminal
a. punishment. b. mens rea. c. guilt. d. actus reus.
The ___________________ imposes time limits for the initiation of pretrial and trial procedures in federal prosecutions
a. Fair Trial Act of 1890 b. Speedy Trial Act of 1974 c. Eighth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution d. Bail Reform Act of 1984
_____________ declared, "The police are the public and the public are the police."
a. August Vollmer b. Steven Covey c. The IACP d. George L. Kelling e. Sir Robert Peel