How Might Public Opinion Affect a Prosecutor's Decision to Try

question 15

Multiple Choice

How might public opinion affect a prosecutor's decision to try a certain case?

• A)Prosecutors conduct surveys of the community to determine which cases are most important.
• B)Prosecutors are elected, so their decisions should reflect community values.
• C)Prosecutors have no discretion to try cases-they must bring every case they receive to court.
• D)Prosecutors keep the community happy by having low conviction rates.

Differentiate between various communication concepts including proxemics and paralanguage.

Understand the effects of communicative diseases on personal well-being and relationships.

Explain the role of paralanguage in conveying messages beyond words in communication.

Identify and describe the consequences of workplace incivility.

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