Defendants who are awaiting trial always have the option of a bench trial. Why do most people who do not plea bargain request a jury trial? Bench trial? What type of defendant would select either type of trial?
What will be an ideal response?
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In looking at individual actions, Kant distinguishes between ________and____________
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Match the theorist in Column 1 with the principle ideas of the theory in Column 2
1. Albert K. Cohen a. Psychotic types instigate formation of "near groups" 2. Walter Miller b. Lower class only need rationalizations or neutralizations in order to be delinquent 3. Cloward & Ohlin c. Studied anthropology/social relations, worked on Boston Delinquency Project & Youth Gang Survey 4. Wolfgang & Ferracutti d. The degree of integration in an area determined legitimate & illegitimate opportunities 5. Lewis Yablonsky e. The last of the major subculture theories developed in 1967 based on homicide data 6. Sykes and Matza f. Incorporated the concept of "middle-class measuring rod"
Official statistics tend to show that the differences between ________ Americans and whites are greater than self-report studies indicate
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Which of the following occurs when a defendant agrees to plead guilty in exchange for a less serious sentence?
A) Nolo contendere B) Charge bargaining C) Sentence bargaining D) Plea acceptance