Which of the Following Is NOT a Characteristic of Assembly-Line

question 73

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of assembly-line justice?

• A) ​Courts are focused primarily on the rights of defendants.
• B) Decisions are quickly made about bail, arraignment, pleas, and the disposition of cases.
• C) It is an informal aspect of the criminal justice system.
• D) ​Courts throughout the nation face pressure to limit the number of cases going to trial.
• E) ​Moving cases through court quickly seems to be the main goal of many judges and attorneys during the pretrial process.

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Definitions:

Statistical Significance

Rejection of the null hypothesis when an outcome has a low probability of occurrence (usually .05 or less) if, in fact, the null hypothesis is correct.

Probability Level

The threshold of significance, usually denoted as alpha (α), indicating the likelihood of observing the data if the null hypothesis is true.

Systematic Variance

The part of variance in a set of data that is attributable to identified sources or factors, as opposed to random or error variance.

Error Variance

Random variability in a set of scores that is not the result of the independent variable. Statistically, the variability of each score from its group mean.