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The approach of cross- designation to the gun violence problem is intended to place local prosecutors in federal courts so that they can avail themselves of the much more punitive federal antigun laws.

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________ prosecution involves the delayed filing of criminal charges against a suspect

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Prosecutors sometimes defer criminal charges or sentencing in an effort to minimize the _________ that often puts offenders back on the streets without any meaningful intervention, treatment, or prevention component.

Aside from providing services to crime victims, the victims' rights movement has also resulted in attempts to expand so- called victim's _________.

In Brooklyn, New York, prosecutors practice ________ prosecution, which keeps them in one area where they try cases that arise from the area in which they work.

Prosecution is all about dragging suspected offenders into court and "throwing the book at them."

The Attorney________ is the chief law enforcement official/prosecutor at the state or federal level.

In 1999, the Judiciary Committee of the U.S. Senate sent to the full Senate an amendment to the U.S. Constitution that would _________crime victims.

Plea bargaining doesn't benefit all members of the courtroom workgroup, but it does benefit the majority.

Historically, _________occupied a secondary position in the criminal justice process.

Opponents of victim's voice laws claim that they don't bring enough vengeance into the criminal process.

An early survey conducted in Alameda County, California, revealed that only about 12 percent of crime victims were notified that an arrest was made, and approximately _________percent of victims were never notified of the outcome of their case.

Community prosecution is an approach that is intended to improve cooperation and collaboration between prosecutors and individuals specifically inside the criminal justice system.

Defense attorneys whether state or federal are the chief officials of their jurisdictions.

Put yourself in the defense attorney's position. You want to get the best plea agreement possible for your clients. What types of things will you look for in the report and in your interviews with your client (and possibly witnesses) to use in bargaining with the prosecutor?

If you were arrested for an assault and given a choice between a plea bargain (with probation) or a deferred prosecution, which would you prefer and why?

_________prosecution is sometimes referred to as evidence- based prosecution and has been primarily applied to domestic violence cases.

Community prosecution is intended to shift prosecutors' attention from individual criminal cases brought to them by the police to an overall strategy geared toward reducing crime.

Drug Treatment Alternative to Prison participants are chosen by the district attorney's office after careful review.