In Comparing the Decision to Detain Someone Pending the Filing

question 45

Multiple Choice

In comparing the decision to detain someone pending the filing of formal charges and the decision to take the case on to trial:

• A)the detention decision requires probable cause,while the trial decision requires reasonable suspicion.
• B)the detention decision requires reasonable suspicion,while the trial decision requires probable cause.
• C)both decisions require reasonable suspicion only.
• D)both decisions require probable cause,but less probable cause is needed to justify the detention decision than is necessary to justify the trial decision.

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Definitions:

Ethical Absolutism

The philosophical belief that certain actions are absolutely right or wrong, regardless of context or consequences.

Lived Experience

The personal knowledge and understanding one gains through direct, firsthand involvement in everyday events rather than through representations constructed by others.

Classism

Prejudice or discrimination based on social class or perceived social class.

Natural Law

A philosophy asserting that certain rights or values are inherent by virtue of human nature and can be universally understood through human reason.