For purposes of determining when there has been a violation of the Sixth Amendment right to a speedy trial, courts examine four factors. Which of the following is NOT one of those four factors?
a. Prejudice to the prosecution
b. Length of the delay
c. Reasons for the delay
d. Defendant's assertion or non-assertion of the right to a speedy trial
a
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The opportunity hypothesis about delinquency states that the most important factor that influences youth to engage in delinquency is the amount of time that youth spend with their ___ away from ___.
a. parents, friends b. friends, parents c. teachers, friends d. other agents of social control, parents
What is the central argument against separate housing of elderly inmates?
a. There are no laws requiring separate housing. b. They would be more likely to get depressed and attempt suicide. c. They should be treated the same as other inmates. d. They can have a calming effect on the younger, more unpredictable population.
Which of the following would be a valid impossibility defense? a. Which of the following would be a valid impossibility defense? b. The victim does not show up at the ambush point
c. What the defendant plans to do to the victim is not a criminal act. d. The poison is not strong enough to kill the victim.
In 1973, President Nixon issued an executive order creating the ____________ to concentrate federal drug enforcement responsibilities within one agency of government
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word