Which of the following describes a penalty for a criminal case?
A. The plaintiff seeks damages from the defendant.
B. The prosecutor seeks damages from the defendant.
C. The prosecutor seeks to punish the defendant with jail time.
D. The plaintiff seeks to punish the defendant with jail time.
C. The prosecutor seeks to punish the defendant with jail time.
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Poor record keeping by juvenile courts often results in diversions of chronic juvenile recidivists
a. True b. False
Retribution is concerned, simply, with punishing criminals on the basis of the severity of their crimes
a. True b. False
In Texas, the time calculation for the statute of limitations begins the date of the commission of the offense
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
The Fifth Amendment ban on __________ generally prohibits retrial of a person who has already been convicted of the same crime.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).