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Questions:

1. Define dispute-resolution centers, community courts, and problem-solving courts, including an explanation of the focus of each.

2. Discuss the two ways in which state judges are selected. Which method do you prefer and why? Do you agree with the Missouri Plan? Why or why not? Support your response. What other method might be used to select judges that could avoid some of the problems of the current systems?

3. List and define three nonprofessional courtroom participants and explain their roles in the courtroom.

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

5. In what ways might press reports and news coverage create problems for the criminal justice system and be damaging to the objective outcome of a criminal trial? What methods do judges have deal with the media to ensure the defendant receives a fair trial and an impartial jury?

6.In states that do not use grand juries, the prosecutor files a(n) ________ or complaint against the accused.

7.After making a decision in a case, the jury delivers its ________ to the court.
' 8. ________ bonds are an alternative to bail that allow release based on the defendant's written promise to appear.