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Explore the phenomenon of case attrition. Use a description of the criminal justice funnel in your explanation.
 
  What will be an ideal response?

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List five screening factors that prosecutors use to determine which cases to pursue.
 
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Reply #1 on: Aug 17, 2018
Answer to Question 1

o Prosecutorial discretion includes the power not to prosecute cases.
o Many felony cases are dismissed through nolle prosequi.
o District attorneys do not have the resources to prosecute every arrest.
o Prosecutors must choose how to distribute their resources.
o Prosecutors consider several factors in making decisions, including the following:
 sufficient evidence for discretion
 case priorities
 uncooperative victims
 unreliability of victims
 defendant who is willing to testify against other offenders
The criminal justice funnel shows how case attrition takes place with 100 cases
o entering the funnel, and many being dismissed through numerous channels in the trial process. Only around 18 adults and 5 juveniles will end up being
incarcerated.

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whether there is sufficient evidence for a conviction seriousness of the offense
uncooperative victims unreliable victims
willingness of defendant to testify against other criminals


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Reply #2 on: Aug 17, 2018
Both answers were spot on, thank you once again


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Reply #3 on: Aug 17, 2018
Great! Please up vote :D


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