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Criminal Justice

Subject : law
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The attempt by correctional agencies to maintain convicted offenders in the community instead of a secure facilty it includes probation - parole and residential programs.






2. The policing style associated with police officers belief that it is his duty to be a first line responder to various problems in the community is...






3. Judicial Waiver






4. A short prison sentence served in boot camp-type facilities






5. In the common law - a crime that is considered mala in se is...






6. About how many Americans are under some form of correctional supervision?






7. Right to speedy trial






8. The Conflict View of criminal definitions assumes that criminal law expresses...






9. Programs designed to help people who have become dependent on anger as a primary means of expressing themselves and those who inappropriately use anger or the threat of violence as a means to get their way.






10. What did the BAIL REFORM ACT of 1984 establish?






11. What time of year are crime rates in the U.S. the highest?






12. From 1995 to 2005 - the crime rate in the U.S...






13. A place to detain people awaiting trial - to serve as a lockup for drunks and disorderly individuals - and to confine convicted misdemeanants serving sentences of less then ten






14. A state of federal correctional institution for incarceration of felony offenders for term of one year or more.






15. The newest form of a maximum-security prison that uses high-level securtity mesasure to incapacitate the nation's most dangerous criminals. Most inmates are in lockdown 23 hours per day.






16. What was significant about the Illinois Juvenile Court Act of 1899?






17. Civil right that include the right of inmates to receive mail and medical benefits and to practice their religion.






18. According to choice theories of crime (classical school) - humans are'






19. An example of the criminal defense of justifaction is...






20. A defendent who lacks the funds to hire a private attorney and is therefore entitled to free counsel.






21. A correctional institution for those convicted of major crimes






22. The sizure of personal property by the state as a civil or criminal penalty.






23. According to social reaction/labeling theory - some young people become criminals because...






24. What is General Deterrence?






25. A correctional institution that houses dangerous felons and maintains strict security measure - high walls - and limited contact with the outside world.






26. Motion for a direct verdict






27. A group of citizens chosen to hear charges against persons accused of crime and to determine whether there is sufficient evidence to bring the person to trial.






28. An attorney employed by the government to represent criminal defenders who cannot afford to pay for a lawyer.






29. A program requiring probationers to pay in part for the costs of their treatment.






30. Challenged for cause






31. The peak age for involvement in property crimes in the U.S is...






32. Indeterminate Sentencing






33. A sentence in which offenders serve a short prison term before they begin probation - to impress them with the pain of imprisonment.






34. A form of intermediate sanction that requires that the convicted offender spend a designated amount of time per week in his or her own home-such as from 6:00 P.M. Friday until 8:00 A.M.






35. The average officers makes how many felony arrests per month?






36. Competent Standard

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37. Peremptory Challenge






38. According to Shaw and McKay's social disorganization theory - crime rates in a geographic area can be explained by...






39. Conditions or restriction mandated by the court that must be obeyed by a probationer






40. Factors that Influence Sentencing






41. Evidentiary Standard






42. Right to an impartial jury






43. An argument in favor of the O.J. trial is likely to point to the fact that...






44. The 4th Amendment protects citizens from what?






45. Right to public trial






46. Common concerns with the privatization of policing includes...






47. Arguments for the Death Penalty

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48. Are arrest rates of drug-related crime higher or lower then they were in the 1970's?






49. Is female involvement in violent crime increasing or decreasing?






50. A prison treatment program that allows inmates to be released during the day to work in the community and return to prison at night.