In a criminal court, the person or entity who has been formally accused of violating a criminal law is known as the _____.

A. defendant
B. plaintiff
C. bailiff
D. appellant


Answer: A

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A traditional measure of investigative effectiveness that compares the number of crimes reported or discovered to the number of crimes solved through arrest or other means is the:

a. Probability factor. b. Solvability factor. c. Clearance rate. d. Justification rate.

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This part of coercive control instills fear, dependence, compliance, loyalty and shame.

What will be an ideal response?

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In the case of McKeiver v. Pennsylvania, the court outlined four reasons for denying juveniles the right to a jury trial. What were those four reasons?

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For the data below, write an appropriate two-tailed, nondirectional null and alternative hypothesis, calculate the df, and find the critical value.


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