Whether or not a preliminary hearing is required typically depends on a jurisdiction's method of filing charges
a. True b. False
a
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For an organized crime group, bureaucratic structure has some deficiencies. Which of the following is an example of such a deficiency?
A) ?compartmentalization B) ?organizing street level members into cells C) ?allowing street members to know only the members of their cell D) ?responsibilities carried out in an impersonal manner
What is your opinion of the Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act (AEDPA)? Note that it was passed following the Oklahoma City bombing and appears to be concerned with combating terrorism
What will be an ideal response?
A ______ is a panel of people presumably qualified to make judgments about the suitability of a prisoner to be released from prison after having served a specified time of his or her sentence.
a. determinate sentence hearing b. discretionary parole hearing c. mandatory parole hearing d. parole board
"Due process of law" means:
a. all state citizens have the right to a grand jury indictment. b. fairness of government actions. c. states must treat all citizens equally. d. federal law cannot usurp state rights.