Exam 11: Issues in the Courts

Long delays between the time of the offense and the trial do not typically impact the trial itself

Which method of selecting judges is a combination of elections and appointments?

Which event prompted the passing of stand your ground laws?

Which statement is most accurate about prosecutor misconduct?

Since 2001, drug courts have been available in every state in the United States,

Identify three ways to seat judges in the United States.

Which professional is involved in specialty court but not criminal court?

Briefly describe one plea-bargaining reform that would help prevent the violation of defendants' due process rights and constitutional protections.

Both the offender and correctional personnel are aware of the exact length and nature of an offender's punishment in __________ sentencing.

Prosecutor misconduct can occur because of the pressure to win cases.

Which of the following is an example of judge-made law?

Which insanity standard states that if defendants know that what they were doing was wrong, but they could not help themselves, or if they were unable to control their actions, then they may not be held accountable for their offense?

Which individual automatically lacks the mens rea to commit a crime?

Vermont was the first state to create sentencing guidelines.

The McNaughten rule is widely known as the __________ test.

The number of mentally ill offenders in the United States has increased dramatically in the last 25 years.

Sentencing guidelines are based on __________ and __________.

Briefly describe the role specialized courts can play in solving the overcrowding problem.

Choose one specialty court discussed in the chapter and discuss it.

Judges may be removed from office in all of the following ways except: