Lawyers
What encourages clients to speak freely to their lawyers?
What is attorney-client privilege.
What is something one does or fails to do that is in violation of the law?
What is crime
What is the term that refers to people who form groups that are closed to the general public?
What is a gang
What protects our right to own guns and a well regulated militia?
What is the second amendment
Lawyers often require a down payment on the total fee, also known as a ________.
What is a retainer
What is the most common reported crime in the United States?
What is larceny/theft
What is a factor that puts young people at risk for gang involvement?
What is poverty, school failure, substance abuse, family disfunction, and domestic and community violence
What does DWI stand for? What is another name for it?
What is driving while intoxicated and DUI
What is the term for requiring criminals to pay back or other wise compensate the victims?
What is restitution
What are bar associations?
What is an organization that license lawyers.
What strategy build closer connections between police and communities?
What is community policing
What ethnicity makes up 10% of gangs?
What is caucasian
What is the term for some type of repeat offender law?
What is recidivist
In law school what is the one test that determines your entire grade and determines if you will be a lawyer or not?
What is the Bar Exam
Attorneys sometimes take cases on a ________ ______ basis instead of charging an hourly fee or a lump sum.
What is a contingency fee
Poverty by itself is not a good predictor of crime, a more important factor is the _______ _______
What is the stability of the family
What is the most known gang that is associated with the color red?
What is Bloods
Some states have this law for drivers to submit a BAC test in exchange for the privilege of driving.
What is Implied consent
What is one highly successful victim advocacy group?
(MADD)
What is mothers against drunk driving?
Trial attorneys also called what?
What are litigators
What type of crime has the lowest percentage of arrest to reports?
What is motor vehicle theft
Experts estimate however many ______ gangs
What percent of people taken into criminal justice systems test positive for one or more drugs at the time of their arrest?
What is 50-75%
What are the two different views on what to do if you believe you are about to become a victim of a crime?
What is should not fight back or resist the assailant?