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ADM 100 1292 Chapter 8 (Criminal Justice: A brief Introduction) well answered to pass
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ADM 100 1292 Chapter 8 (CriminalJustice: A brief Introduction)
Know which individuals are considered members of the courtroom work group p. 236 - correct answer
✔✔Judges, prosecutors, defense attorneys, etc.
Know the roles/responsibilities of the judge in the courtroom p. 238 - correct answer ✔✔The trial judge
has the primary duty of ensuring justice:
-Holds the ultimate authority and weighs objections from both sides.
-Decides on the admissibility of evidence and sentences offenders.
Know the purpose the Missouri plan (or the Missouri Bar Plan) p. 238 - correct answer ✔✔-Combines
elements of both election and appointment
-Designed to counter problems with each method
-Also known as the merit plan of judicial selection
In regards to prosecutorial discretion, know what options a prosecutor has available to him/her. p. 239-
240 - correct answer ✔✔•Prosecutors have considerable discretion in charging defendants, scheduling
cases, accepting negotiated pleas, and so on
•Key decision—filing separate or multiple charges
•May also make sentence recommendations to the judge
Know the definition of the term "exculpatory evidence" p. 241 - correct answer ✔✔Any information
having a tendency to clear a person of guilt or blame.
Know what advantage a prosecutor would have if he/she tried the charges one at a time. p. 241 - correct
answer ✔✔The decision to try a defendant simultaneously on multiple charges allows for the
presentation of a considerable amount of evidence and permits an in-court demonstration of a complete
sequence of criminal events. This strategy has an additional
practical advantage: It saves time and money by substituting one trial for what might otherwise be a
number of trials if each charge were to be brought separately before the court.
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