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What is the purpose of enacting Chapter 2.5?
What is the purpose of enacting Chapter 2.5?
- To increase the likelihood of convicting spousal abusers
- To support increased efforts by district attorneys' and city attorneys' offices (correct)
- To implement vertical prosecution techniques
- To ensure appropriate sentences for spousal abusers
What does the Legislature find about spousal abusers?
What does the Legislature find about spousal abusers?
- They are not taken seriously by district attorneys and city attorneys
- They are not given appropriate sentences
- They pose a clear and present danger to the mental and physical well-being of the citizens of California (correct)
- They are difficult to convict
What is the concept of vertical prosecution?
What is the concept of vertical prosecution?
- Assigning a specially trained deputy district attorney, deputy city attorney, or prosecution unit to a case after arraignment (correct)
- Assigning a regular prosecutor to a case from the beginning
- Assigning multiple prosecutors to a case
- Assigning a defense attorney to a case after arraignment
What is the purpose of vertical prosecution?
What is the purpose of vertical prosecution?
When was Chapter 2.5 added?
When was Chapter 2.5 added?
What is the title of Title 9?
What is the title of Title 9?
What is the heading of Title 9?
What is the heading of Title 9?
What does the Legislature intend to support in enacting Chapter 2.5?
What does the Legislature intend to support in enacting Chapter 2.5?
What do district attorneys' and city attorneys' offices aim to do in prosecuting spousal abusers?
What do district attorneys' and city attorneys' offices aim to do in prosecuting spousal abusers?
What do organizational and operational techniques aim to do in prosecuting spousal abusers?
What do organizational and operational techniques aim to do in prosecuting spousal abusers?