A request to a higher court to review actions taken in a completed trial is called a(n) ___________________
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
appeal
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Identify which of the following is NOT a primary explanation on whether a prosecutor will pursue a case.
A. credibility of victim B. offenders background C. seriousness of the crime D. strength of case
Which of the following statements best captures the relationship between punitive policies and sentencing length?
a. Punitive policies have an increased sentence length. b. Punitive policies have a decreased sentence length. c. Punitive policies have not had any impact on sentence length. d. Not enough data are available to determine a relationship.
This measure of crime includes only crimes reported to the police.
a. National Crime Victimization Survey b. Uniform Crime Reports c. International Crime Victims Survey d. Monitoring the Future Survey
The theory that argues that individuals react more strongly to economic control if their own internal controls are weak particularly in terms of morality which allows for violence to be used to expedite their goals is:
a. Chaos theory. b. Situational action theory. c. Seductions of crime. d. Institutional anomie theory.