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Criminal Justice Process Questions and Answers Graded A+ What is the first step in the criminal justice process after a crime is reported? The first step is typically an investigation conducted by law enforcement to gather evidence and identify suspects. How does a grand jury differ from a preliminary hearing in the criminal justice process? A grand jury determines whether there is enough evidence to indict a suspect and proceed to trial, while a preliminary hearing is a court proce...

Green true 1. The notion of “open justice” establishes a protective function in respect of the fair-trial rights of the accused. 2. Open justice can be limited in cases where the accused is in danger of being exposed as a state informant. 3. The accused can testify by way of closed-circuit television in cases where an open trial may cause him or her emotional or physical harm. 4. Witnesses are protected in cases of sexual assault and extortion by way of the court’s discreti...

Criminal Law A form of public law seeking to protect society from prohibited acts which threaten the safety of life, property, and/or public order. Typically based on statute Punishment is punitive; Civil Law A form of public law that is based on a combination of statute AND common law Brainpower Read More Previous Play Next Rewind 10 seconds Move forward 10 seconds Unmute 0:00 / 0:00 Full screen Who holds the "burden of proof" in criminal law? The prosecutor h...

SECTION 1 1.1 X and Y are charged with the offence of high treason. The allegations by the prosecution are that the two accused ‘sold information crucial to the security of the Republic to an agent representing the country of Zamunda’ before escaping to Silo, a country in the East African region. 1.1.1 The National Director of Public Prosecutions (NDPP) Nono Dodo, is of the firm view that the charges against the accused should, when they are arrested, be tried in the regional court ‘due ...

1. Conglomerate Corporation owns a little more than half the stock of Giant Company. Conglomerate's stock, in turn, is public, available on the public stock exchange, as is the remainder of the stock in Giant Company. The president of Conglomerate Corporation has asked Attorney Stevenson to represent Giant Company in a deal by which Giant would make a proposed transfer of certain real property to Conglomerate Corporation. The property in question is unusual because it contains an underground pa...

CRLS 2500 FINAL EXAM Question and answers correctly solved 2024/2025 CRLS 2500 Final Exam What do Bail agents provide to defendants? - correct answer They provide loans to defendants Which of the following is a major reason for using plea agreements? - correct answer Reduce overall jail crowding What is the primary benefit for a defendant to take a plea ? - correct answer There's a possibly of a lighter sentence Which rule prohibits the prosecutor from using illegally obtai...

What is the typical flow of litigation in criminal cases? -Crime, arrest, bail, plea bargaining - Police identification (show-up, line-up, photo ID, informal ID in field) -Either negotiation or trial (mostly ends in negotiation through plea bargaining) What is the typical flow of litigation in civil cases? Almost always settled through negotiations with arbitration because trial is expensive and time consuming. Trial is used to legitimize the outcome, like in divorce suits. What do...

PLA 3014 Test 1 Questions & Answers 2024/2025 jurisprudence - ANSWERSthe science or philosophy of law plea bargaining - ANSWERSOne accused of a crime can negotiate through their attorney with the prosecutor; the negotiation usually involves an agreement by the accused to please guilty in return for favorable treatment prosecutor - ANSWERSThe attorney charged with taking on criminal charges on behalf of a state or the united states adversarial system - ANSWERSThe U.S. legal system i...

SOLUTION MANUAL FOR Introduction to Criminal Justice 10e Robert M. Bohm, Keith N. Haley-The chapter begins by discussing crime in the United States. It briefly describes several famous criminal cases in recent history. Criminal justice is examined as a system. That system includes the police, the courts, and corrections. The police deal with crime, crime control, arrests, and bookings. The prosecution deals with charging the defendants. The prosecution also determines if the suspect has comm...

These are my exact answers to the criminology assessment for UNIT 3. I scored 98/100 on my assessment.  I hope this model answer is helpful.