A key element of the corpus delicti of a crime is the identity of the person who committed it.

Explain the dual court system and why it developed.

Drug violations are the main cause of the increase in the prison population in the U.S. today.

To establish the ________ of a crime, the state must show that a criminal law was violated and that someone violated it.

Mental incompetence refers to the offender’s mental condition

Offender who have served a portion of their prison sentences may be released on

Stand-your-ground laws allow a defendant to claim that force was used in self-defense even if it would have been possible to escape the situation instead of using force.

Explain the three systems that states use to deliver legal services to indigent criminal defendants, and the pros and cons of each.

Explain the concept of qualified immunity. Why do you think the Supreme Court supports this type of immunity? What are the advantages and disadvantages of giving police officers qualified immunity from civil lawsuits? Should police agencies also be given some form of immunity? Explain your response.

In which of the following situations can a bench trial occur?