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What is the result if, after serious deliberation, even one juror cannot agree with the others verdict?
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Hung jury
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Which of the following is the attempt to "correct" the personality and behavior of convicted offenders through educational, vocational, or therapeutic treatment and to return them to society as law abiding citizens?
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Rehabilitation
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The Supreme Court has ruled that anyone arrested without a warrant may be held no longer than _____ before a judge decides whether the arrest was justified
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48 hours
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Incarceration rates are _____ for defendants with publicly financed attorneys than those with privately retained counsel in state and federal courts. and the length of jail time or prison sentence is _______ for defendants with publicly financed attorneys.
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(1) higher (2) lower
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Holding suspects or defendants in jail without giving them an opportunity to post bail, because of the threat they pose to society, is called:
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Preventive detention
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Which of the following is a possible outcome in state court criminal trials that end in hung juries?
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Mistrial
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The ____ mandate(s) that a prosecutor provide defense council with any exculpatory evidence in the prosecutor's possession.
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Rules of discovery
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In highly controversial cases, all of the judges in the circuit may sit together and hear a case in what is known as a(n):
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En banc
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After suspects officially become defendants, they are brought before a lower court judge for:
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Initial appearance
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When prosecutors elect not to prosecute, they enter a:
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Plea bargain
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Before 1968, the only issues the Supreme Court considered in relation to capital punishment concerned:
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Means of administering the death penalty
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Generally, a presentence investigation report (PSI) is prepared by a:
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Probation officer
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According to your text, one problem with restitution is that most offenders:
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Don't have money
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Which of the following countries typically executes the most people?
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China
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From biblical tines through the 18th century, ____ was the dominant justification for punishment.
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Retribution
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