chapter 20 - Criminal and Juvenile Justice

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Why do judges set bail for certain defendants?

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to ensure that the defendant will return for the trial

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Which of these crimes is not a crime against property? Options: battery, robbery, embezzlement, burglary

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battery

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A delinquent is a young person who

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is found guilty of a crime

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How is robbery both a crime against property and against a person? Options: An intruder sets fire to someone's house or business, A robber attacks a person in order to cause injury to that person, A vandal breaks the windows of a house before entering, Someone takes something of value by force or threat of violence

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Someone takes something of value by force or threat of violence

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What happens at a preliminary hearing?

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the prosecutor must show that a crime has been committed

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Why are rapid changes in the economy considered possible causes of crime?

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they can cause people to lose their sense of right and wrong

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What can happen if a judge decides that evidence cannot be used in a trial? Options: the defendant might not have to face a trial, the prosecutor might charge the defendant with a more serious crime, the defendant might not get sentenced, the prosecutor might have to drop charges against the accused

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the prosecutor might have to drop charges against the accused

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A person can be arrested if: police have a warrant

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police have a warrant