Exam 5: Russia

Identify and explain the significance of these items in one or two paragraphs. -Federal Security Service

The prime minister of Russia is appointed by:

In Russia, most juvenile cases are handled by a commission on juvenile affairs

Parole does not exist in Russia

After the 1917 Russian Revolution, any citizen could function as a prosecutor in a criminal trial

According to the text, within the Russian Federation, the crime problem is often associated with:

In Russia, the maximum sentence to imprisonment for a person under the age of 18 is:

Changes in the Russian economic system have prompted the creation of several new crimes in the criminal code

Identify and explain the significance of these items in one or two paragraphs. -Ministry of Internal Affairs

In order to serve on a jury in Russia, a person must have reached the age of 21

In Russia, civil suits against the accused in a criminal matter cannot be entertained by the court along with the criminal case

If a civil suit is entered jointly in a criminal case in Russia, its outcome would be determined solely by the judge and without the jury

The Russians have established a special court in the judicial hierarchy to handle all juvenile delinquency cases

According to the text, not since Lenin had a Russian leader made such a significant theoretical contribution to communist ideology as Mikhail Gorbachev

Model prisoners in Russia are eligible for parole after serving:

Identify and explain the significance of these items in one or two paragraphs. -justices of the peace

Russian trials are not open to the public

Since the demise of the Soviet Union, interest in the study of law has increased significantly in Russia

In Russia, appeals are heard by a panel of five professional judges

Identify and explain the significance of these items in one or two paragraphs. -defense counsel