Which of the following is a feature of a criminal law?
A. It establishes a preponderance of evidence.
B. It is initiated by an individual or a corporation.
C. It deals with disputes between private individuals or other private entities.
D. It is concerned with offenses against society as a whole.
Answer: D
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Jeff has been arrested. He was Mirandized, and he requested to see his lawyer. After his attorney left the jail, the police questioned Jeff concerning the crime. During the questioning Jeff made incriminating admissions. Those admissions
A. are admissible since the police respected Jeff’s request to consult with his attorney. B. are inadmissible because Jeff was not mirandized again. C. are inadmissible because his counsel was not present. D. are inadmissible because once a person asserts his or her right to have counsel present, the police may not speak to the defendant again.
Emile Durkheim viewed punishment as promoting social ______ through an affirmation of values, and its expression of outrage upon the commission of an offense.
a. discord b. solidarity c. harmony d. equality
Kids who are homeless or runaways and youth interacting with the child welfare system are more vulnerable to this form of trafficking ______.
a. human trafficking b. labor trafficking c. child trafficking d. sex trafficking
According to the 2008 Columbia Law Review article entitled "Judging Innocence", the leading cause of wrongful convictions was due to _____: a. Jury nullification b. Mistakes made by judges
c. Public defenders being unprepared. d. Erroneous identification by eyewitnesses.