Chapter 10 example #50774

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Which of the following is not considered prosecutorial misconduct?
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speaking to the media about whether or not an indictment has been returned
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According to the text, the most common charge leveled against prosecutors is:
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failure to disclose evidence.
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According to the text, which of the following statements about judicial misconduct is false?
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Attorneys often file complaints against judges when misconduct is suspected.
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The procedure for presenting a single suspect to an eyewitness for identification is known as a:
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show-up.
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Aronson and McMurtrie identified one type of prosecutorial misconduct as "tunnel vision," arguing that:
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some prosecutors work under a bias that defendants are guilty and therefore ignore exculpatory evidence.
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Only recognizing evidence to fit one's theory is the definition of:
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selective information processing.
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Believing one's original theory of the case despite evidence to the contrary is called:
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belief perseverance.
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The Innocence Project is:
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a loose affiliation of lawyers who identify cases where a prisoner may be innocent.
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The reasons for false convictions discussed in your text include all except:
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gender bias.
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Confirmatory bias refers to:
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when a specific suspect has been fixated upon and investigators ignore other possibilities.
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Barry Scheck of the Innocence Project asserts that many of the Brady violations occurring in prosecutors' offices are due to:
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prosecutors being overworked and careless.
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In an effort to prevent false confessions, 18 states now require confessions to be:
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videotaped.
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A lineup in which the law enforcement official does not know which person is the suspect is known as a(n):
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double-blind lineup.
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According to the text, disciplinary committees investigate a practicing attorney:
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only when a complaint is lodged against him or her.
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Appellate judges who are interpretationists are also called:
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activists.
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.The view that an individual has no rights unless these rights are specified in the Constitution or have been created by some other legal source is referred to as the:
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the strict constructionist philosophy.
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Natural rights refer to the concept that:
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one has certain rights just by virtue of being born.