When Jeff Ashton, the new prosecutor, increased the charges to manslaughter with its fifteen year maximum sentence, might be an example of
a. plea bargaining
b. bargaining down
c. horizontal overcharging
d. vertical overcharging
d
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The standard or amount of evidence necessary to affect the arrest of an individual or that induces the belief in the minds of a reasonable officer that the accused probably committed a crime is known as:
a. Reasonable doubt b. Reasonable suspicion c. Probable cause d. Beyond a reasonable doubt
An offender is convicted of misdemeanor vandalism, but instead of being sentenced to jail, she is given 200 hours of community service, much of which is spent cleaning up her own graffiti and similar acts of vandalism. This is an example of which purpose of punishment?
A) Deterrence B) Incapacitation C) Rehabilitation D) Restitution
A consensus decision is __________.
A. an individual opinion B. made democratically C. made by the CEO D. made using no outside input from others
What are the reasons for citizen involvement in the police complaint process?
What will be an ideal response?