List the four types of discretionary decisions made by judges. How does discretion impact fairness and justice?
What will be an ideal response?
Set conditions for pretrial release.
Accept pleas. Dismiss charges. Impose sentence.
The discretion can lead to arbitrariness and discrimination because different judges have different views of fairness and justice and how the law should be enforced. Defendants may receive very different sentences for the same crime. This is problematic because it creates injustice.
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Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
_____ robberies have become the costliest robberies in the United States
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
Departments serving larger jurisdictions ______.
A. are exempt from equal employment opportunity policies B. show no difference in racial diversity than smaller jurisdictions C. are less racially diverse than smaller jurisdictions D. are more racially diverse than smaller jurisdictions
Judges are never elected
Indicate whether the statement is true or false