Although a Prosecutor May Believe That a Given Defendant Violated

question 21

Multiple Choice

Although a prosecutor may believe that a given defendant violated the law, s/he may decide against moving forward with prosecution based on a belief that no jury would come back with a guilty verdict. This represents a discretionary decision based on

• A)legal judgment.
• B)policy priority.
• C)personal philosophy.
• D)judicial restraint.

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Definitions:

Quantitative

Concerned with, evaluating, or determined by the amount of something rather than its quality.

Qualitative

Pertaining to research methods focused on collecting and analyzing non-numerical data (e.g., text, video) to understand concepts, thoughts, or experiences.

Quasi-experimental

A type of experimental design where participants are not randomly assigned, making it difficult to control for all confounding variables.

Page Restrictions

Guidelines or limits on the length of manuscript pages allowed by academic journals or conferences, potentially influencing the depth or detail of research presented.