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Criminal Justice

Subject : law
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1. An investigation performed by a probation officer attached to a trial court after the conviction of a defendent.






2. According to the Supreme Court - the following activities would not violate individual protections against illegal seasrch and seizure...






3. Duties of probation officers






4. Motion for a direct verdict






5. A prison system - developed in New York during the nineteenth centry - based on congregate work during the day and seperaton at night.






6. What is the criteria to determine whether someone is entitled to jury trial?






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






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






9. Determinate Sentencing






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






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






12. Status Offenders






13. Truth in Sentencing






14. Women Imprisoned






15. Right to speedy trial






16. Factors that Influence Sentencing






17. About how much does the U.S. spend on the criminal justice system every year?






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






19. Miranda Rights...






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






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






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






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






24. The initial reaction in prison is usually...






25. A short term militaristic correctional facility in which inmates undergo intensive physical conditioning and discipline.






26. Concurrent Jursidiction






27. What is one problem with eye-witnesses?






28. Legal counsel for the defendant in a criminal case - representing to final appeal.






29. The least secure institution that houses white-colar and nonviolent offenders - maintains few security measures - and has liberal furlough and visitation policies.






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






31. Competent Standard

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32. Trial Process






33. What is General Deterrence?






34. Good time






35. Levying a money payment on offenders to compensate society for their misdeeds






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






37. Models of sentencing






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






39. How confidential are juvenile records kept?






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






41. 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...






42. Physical punishment or punishment that is far in excess of that given to people under similar circumstances and is therefore banned by the eighth amendment. The death penalty has so far not been considered cruel and unusual if it is administered in f






43. Goals of Punishment






44. 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.






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






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






47. Consecutive sentence






48. Bench Trial






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






50. The sentence