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Criminal Justice

Subject : law
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1. 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...






2. Some of the policing reforms that August Vollmer proposed include...






3. What are characteristics of inmates






4. The process in which a probation officer settles cases at the initial appearance before the onset of formal criminal proceeding.






5. The peak age for invovlment in violent crimes in the U.S. is...






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






7. A court order requiring a witness to appear in court at a specified time and place.






8. In order for a case to be heard by the Supreme Court...






9. The use of an alternative to trial - such as referral to treament or employment programs.






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






11. Trial Process






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






13. The 4th Amendment protects citizens from what?






14. A regimented - dehumanizing institution such as a prison in which like-situated people are kept in social isolation - cut off from the world at large.






15. A correctional institution for those convicted of major crimes






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






17. Three Strikes Law






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






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






20. An administrative act performed by a parole authority that remove a person from parole -or a judicial orded by a court removing a person from parole or probation - in response to a violation on the part of the parolee.






21. The sentence






22. Which is more common - violent crimes or property crimes?






23. In female prisons - substitute family groups with a faux father - mother and siblings.






24. Problem of Re-entry






25. According to Freud's psychological theory - deviant behavior is the result of...






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






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






28. Bench Trial






29. 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.






30. An example of the criminal defense of EXCUSE is...






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






32. Right to be competent at trail

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






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






35. What percentage of police departments require officers to have a college degree?






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






37. Right to confront witnesses






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






39. Mandatory Sentence






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






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






42. Peremptory Challenge






43. What are considered problems with UCR statistics?






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






45. The 5th amendment protects citizens from...






46. Broken window policing is a strategy in which police officer...






47. Right to counsel






48. How confidential are juvenile records kept?






49. 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.






50. What are the three systems to transfer juveniles to adult court?