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the 5 categories of the courthouse actors: - Answer Law enforcement 
Lawyers 
Court personnel 
Corrections 
Public 
 
3 entities in terms of attorneys on the FEDERAL level: - Answer 1. Solicitor General 
2. Criminal Division (of the justice department) 
3. U.S. Attorneys and their assistants 
 
3 major state prosecutors on the STATE/LOCAL level: - Answer 1. Attorney General 
2. Chief Prosecutor and their assistants 
3. Local prosecutors 
 
definition of U.S. Attorneys - Answer off...
3 complementary court perspectives - Answer law on the books 
law in action 
courts and controversy 
 
law on the books - Answer assists in the understanding of our legal foundation 
 
law in action - Answer a focus on discretionary decisions and why they are made, and their effect on formal law 
 
courts and controversy - Answer Considers the policy choices, priorities, potential reforms to the system, and what directions such reforms should take 
 
An interdependent criminal justic...
Collateral attacks on criminal convictions are civil proceedings. - Answer True 
 
The bulk of trial court filing is never appealed because the case is settled without a trial. - Answer True 
 
When a not guilty verdict is returned, the prosecutor cannot __________ the acquittal. - Answer Appeal 
 
An appellate court's written decision and explanation is called a(n) __________. - Answer Opinion 
 
The written legal arguments filed with the appellate court are called __________. - ...
In ____________ courts, no trials are held, no jurors are employed, and no witnesses are heard. - Answer Appellate 
 
The first document that establishes the underlying principles and general laws of a nation or state is: - Answer A constitution 
 
The mental state required for a crime to have been committed is referred to as the actus reus. - Answer False 
 
The key characteristics of common law include all of the following, EXCEPT: - Answer It's based on justice 
 
A narrow gap ...
Sentencing discrimination exists when: - Answer Some illegitimate attribute is associated with the sentencing outcome after all legally relevant variables have been considered. 
 
What sentencing guidelines require a judge to provide an explanation for any deviation? - Answer Presumptive sentencing guidelines 
 
Federal judges in virtually all states have ordered state governments to dramatically alter the way in which they operate their prisons. These court orders have specified: - Answer...
define behavioral accountability - Answer holding judges answerable for their conduct on the bench 
(ie) explicit statements, acts of bias, rudeness 
 
what are basic judge duties - Answer judges are authorized public law officers, they hear disputes, administer the law, and preside over courts of justice 
 
define decisional accountability - Answer holding judges answerable for judicial rulings 
 
define judicial disciplinary commission - Answer organizations created by the state su...