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Probability Analysis in Criminal Justice System

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The use of probability analysis is not important in non forensic criminal settings.

False

The historical necessity for the gathering and arguing of inferences from circumstantial evidence has no connection with the use of probability analyses.

False

The tool of judges, prosecutors, defense lawyers, and jurors has changed significantly over time.

False

Probability analysis has been a tool used in the criminal justice system since the earliest days of English and American criminal jurisprudence.

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The criminal justice system is not centered in the balancing of conflicting bodies of circumstantial evidence.

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The historical necessity for the gathering and arguing of inferences from circumstantial evidence has no connection with the use of formal or informal probability analyses.

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What is the main difference between direct evidence and circumstantial evidence?

Direct evidence directly establishes a fact and does not require a juror to make any inferences, while circumstantial evidence requires the jury to make an inference connecting the evidence to a conclusion of fact. Signup and view all the answers

How does the law treat direct and circumstantial evidence in court?

The law recognizes no distinction between direct and circumstantial evidence in court, and each is accorded the same weight. Signup and view all the answers

What is the key difference in the nature of evidence between direct and circumstantial evidence?

Direct evidence directly establishes a fact, while circumstantial evidence requires the jury to make an inference connecting the evidence to a conclusion of fact. Signup and view all the answers

Probability Analysis in Criminal Justice System

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Questions and Answers

The use of probability analysis is not important in non forensic criminal settings.

The historical necessity for the gathering and arguing of inferences from circumstantial evidence has no connection with the use of probability analyses.

The tool of judges, prosecutors, defense lawyers, and jurors has changed significantly over time.

Probability analysis has been a tool used in the criminal justice system since the earliest days of English and American criminal jurisprudence.

The criminal justice system is not centered in the balancing of conflicting bodies of circumstantial evidence.

The historical necessity for the gathering and arguing of inferences from circumstantial evidence has no connection with the use of formal or informal probability analyses.

What is the main difference between direct evidence and circumstantial evidence?

How does the law treat direct and circumstantial evidence in court?

What is the key difference in the nature of evidence between direct and circumstantial evidence?

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