Being adjudicated as a delinquent is comparable to being convicted as an adult in criminal court
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
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Which of the following statements is correct regarding the authority of the magistrate at the preliminary hearing?
A) The magistrate has subpoena power at the hearing. B) The magistrate has investigative power at the hearing. C) The magistrate has the primary duty of determining if the accused is guilty. D) The magistrate has the primary duty of determining if there is probable cause to hold the accused over for trial.
A prosecutor has the power to do all of the following except:
a. decide who is charged b. determine whethr to impose a mandatory minimum sentence c. offer a plea bargain d. decide what charge or charges are filed
What was the significance to criminal justice of Matt Delisi’s study on a pretrial services unit after the Columbine Massacre?
a. It helped us to understand the criminal minds of the perpetrators. b. It exposed the long-term effects of video game violence on the young. c. It was the first to imply that school massacres are a type of terrorism. d. The massacre appeared to have a direct impact on the functioning of the pretrial services unit in the week after the massacre.
The history threat refers to the possibility that ____
a. because of their personal experiences, some subjects will be uncooperative b. most important research in the social sciences has already been done c. events external to the experiment that will impact the results d. the experiment will be judged to be unimportant