The most significant legislation in New Zealand for crime victims rights was the ___ which incorporated the principles of the UN declaration of the rights of crime victims and established a Victims Task Force for five years:
a. Victims of Offenses Act
b. Declaration of Basic Principles of Justice for Victims of Crime and Abuse of Power
c. Domestic Protection Act
d. Universal Declaration of Human Rights
A
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Even if offenders concede that they are about to harm someone or something, they may reason that their target deserves the harm. This is known as denial of the _____
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
When an appellate court reverses a lower court's decision, it:
a. nullifies or sets aside a trial verdict. b. sends the case back to the trial level for further action consistent with the appellate decision. c. sets the defendant free. d. adjudicates the case.
Religious based terror can be particularly dangerous because
a. so many governments in the Middle East are theocracies and so it is also state terrorism. b. it spreads very quickly, gaining new recruits by the thousands in some places. c. if imposed, such religions will set back science for centuries and we will probably enter into another dark age. d. they view violence as sanctioned by a higher power and their duty is to engage in violence to overthrow a state.
When the defense wants certain evidence excluded from trial, he or she makes a:
A) Motion to suppress. B) Motion to sever defendants. C) Motion to compel exemplars. D) Pitchess motion. E) Motion to sever counts.