Answer the following statements true (T) or false (F)

1. In some European countries, police officers have duties similar to public prosecutors or actually act as the prosecutor in lower-level courts.
2. Latin American countries today are more likely to have lay people helping in the defense of an accused person than to provide legally trained professionals.
3. Both common and civil legal traditions seek uniformity of justice. The common tradition sees it as being best achieved when judges follow decisions in similar cases.
4. It is possible in some countries to become a judge by simply choosing that as a career after completing one’s formal legal education.


1. True
2. False
3. True
4. True

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