The legal obligation of the prosecutor to prove beyond a reasonable doubt the defendant's guilt to a court is known as which of the following?
a) adversary proceeding
b) burden of proof
c) plea bargain
d) true bill
e) indictment
Q. 2What is the most likely relationship between a murderer and the victim?
a) They are strangers, from different race or ethnic groups.
b) They are acquaintances, from different race or ethnic groups.
c) There is no scientific research on this relationship.
d) They are acquaintances, from the same race or ethnic groups.
e) They are strangers, from the same race or ethnic groups.
Q. 3Which of the following is an accurate description of Texas's state jails?
a) They house people accused of felony and misdemeanor criminal offenses who have not made bail and convicted felons who are awaiting transfer to the Texas Department of Criminal Justice.
b) They house certain nonviolent offenders, which diverts them from the state prison system.
c) They house certain violent offenders.
d) They house inmates when the county jails become overcrowded.
e) They are designed to house juvenile offenders only.
Q. 4According to the Gallup Poll, which of the following opinions reflects the way Americans view the crime rate in the United States?
a) Americans feel safe.
b) Americans do not feel safe.
c) Americans feel there is less crime today.
d) Americans have no opinion about the crime rate.
e) Americans are fully aware of the crime rate.
Q. 5Which of the following most closely reflects the crime rate in America?
a) The crime rate dropped sharply during the 1990s.
b) The crime rate increased sharply during the 2000s.
c) The crime rate has remained unchanged since the 2000s.
d) The crime rate has declined continually every year since 2000.
e) The crime rate reached an all-time high during the 2000s.
Q. 6Texas has the second largest incarceration rate in the nation. Which state has a higher incarceration rate?
a) California
b) New York
c) Louisiana
d) Florida
e) Alaska
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