Offenders who successfully complete pretrial diversion have the ...

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Offenders who successfully complete pretrial diversion have the charges pending against them dropped.
 
  a. True
  b. False
  Indicate whether the statement is true or false

Question 2

Discuss the purposes of criminal law.
 
  What will be an ideal response?

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Answer to Question 1

TRUE

Answer to Question 2

o Criminal law has two main functions:
one relates to the legal requirements of society and the other pertains to
o society's need to maintain and promote social values.
The primary legal function of criminal law is to maintain social order by
o protecting citizens from criminal harm. This harm can be to individual's physical safety and properly in addition to harm to society's interests collectively.
Criminal law also has a social function, which includes reflecting the values and
o norms of society as well as teaching social boundaries.

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