Q46. Which of the following is a valid observation about the orientation and ass
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Q46. Which of the following is a valid observation about the orientation and assumptions of lower courts in their attempt to process a large mass of cases?
a. all defendants will go to trial
b. the vast majority of defendants will plead 'guilty'
c. the courts must take extra care to filter out innocent defendants because prosecutors never drop charges
d. each defendant is entitled to use two weeks or more of courtroom time in a trial
e. the courtroom assumes an inquisition system
Q47. Prior to the nineteenth century, female prisoners were treated no differently than male prisoners.
a. true
b. false
Q48. An example of retribution is the saying, 'an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth.'
a. true
b. false
Q49. What popular misconception exists about the appellate process?
a. a large number of criminals are being 'let off'
b. criminal defendants are no longer permitted to appeal
c. attorneys participate in the appellate process
d. the U.S. Supreme Court is considered an appellate court
e. judges are an ethnically diverse group of people
Q50. When the goal of punishment is to restore a convicted offender to society through therapy, this is called
a. Incapacitation
b. special deterrence
c. Rehabilitation
d. Retribution
e. general deterrence
Explanation / Answer
46. b. the vast majority of defendants will plead 'guilty'
47. True
48. True:
Retribution means punishment should be inflicted on a person who has played with the rights of other people and thus they deserve being penalised. The sanction and its severity would be in accordance with the seriousness of the committed crime.
49. a. a large number of criminals are being 'let off'
50. c. Rehabilitation
The purpose of rehabilitation is to restore an offender who has been convicted such that they would obtain a constructive place in the society by some type of training, be in the form of an educational therapy or vocational training.
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