Deciding What Charges Are to Be Brought Against a Defendant

question 65

Multiple Choice

Deciding what charges are to be brought against a defendant is an example of ________ discretion.

• A)judicial
• B)prosecutorial
• C)probational
• D)voluntary

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Definitions:

Halo Effect

A cognitive bias where an observer's overall impression of a person, company, brand, or product influences their feelings and thoughts about that entity's character or properties.

Permanent Change

An alteration in a system or environment that is enduring and not reversible.

Mental Models

Internal representations of the world that people use to understand and interact with their environment.

Broad Worldviews

Wide-ranging perspectives or ways of understanding and interpreting the world and the experiences within it.