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Criminal Justice

Subject : law
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1. Bench Trial






2. Duties of probation officers






3. A community-based correctional facility that houses inmates before their outright released so that they can become gradually acclimatd to conventional society.






4. Packer describes the crime models criminal justice system operating like an...






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






6. What is General Deterrence?






7. Consecutive sentence






8. Challenged for cause






9. Concurrent Sentence






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






11. Good time






12. The substantive criminal law...






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






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






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






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






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






18. A view of criminal justice that focuses on crime as an act against the community rather than the state






19. 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






20. 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.






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






22. What is the common criteria for juveniles to be diverted to community programs?






23. The Supreme Court descison on NO EXCEPTIONS said that...






24. Right to be competent at trail

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25. Status Offenders






26. In colonial America - the county sheriff's job included...






27. The group of punishment falling between probation and prison. Community-based sanction - including house arrest and intensive supervision - serve as alternatives to incarceration.






28. The sentence






29. During the araignment phase of the court process - defendants...






30. 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.






31. Models of sentencing






32. The early release of a prisoner from imprisonment subject to conditions set by correctional authorites.






33. The officers of the London Metropolitan Police...






34. Argument against the Death Penalty






35. Trial Process






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






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






38. The investigation of the murder of a postal worker would fall within the jurisdiction of...






39. Who has a better record of defending clients; private or public attorneys?






40. The decision by a prosecuttor to drop a case after a complaint has been made because of - for examples - insufficatient edvidence.






41. A correctional policy that allow inates to leave the institution for vocational or educational training - for employment - or to maintain famly ties.






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






43. According to Packer's due process model of criminal justice - plea bargaining...






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






45. What is Duress?






46. Concurrent Jursidiction






47. What are considered problems with UCR statistics?






48. Probation failure correlates to...






49. Why are investigations of police misconduct tricky?






50. Are Jury trial common in the U.S.?