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Criminal Justice

Subject : law
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1. Right to public trial






2. Right to confront witnesses






3. Packer describes the due process model of the criminal justice system operating like an...






4. Alternative Correctional Institution






5. Arguments for the Death Penalty

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6. A condition of probation in which the offender repays society or the victim of crime for the trouble the offender caused.






7. A person can challenge a guilty plea by...






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






9. 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.






10. Mandatory Sentence






11. Factors that Influence Sentencing






12. Concurrent Sentence






13. A sentence entailing the conditional release of a convicted offender into the community under the supervision of the court






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






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






16. Problem of Re-entry






17. Challenged for cause






18. How many percent of criminal defendents are considered indigent?






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






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






21. Why are investigations of police misconduct tricky?






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






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






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






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






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






27. 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.






28. Capital Punishment






29. The PRIMARY work of state law enforcement agencies involve...






30. Motion for a direct verdict






31. Verdict






32. Sir Robert Peel believed that police officers should...






33. The federal agency responsible for the witness protection program and fugitive investigations is...






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






35. Concurrent Jursidiction






36. What is Duress?






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






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






39. Are tv camara's aloud in federal court?






40. The attempt by correctional agencies to maintain convicted offenders in the community instead of a secure facilty it includes probation - parole and residential programs.






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. Problems of Parole






43. Trial Process






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






45. Right to compulsory process






46. What is General Deterrence?






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






48. About how many people are in prisons in the US?






49. According to Beccaria - the three criteria required for deterrence to work ainclude...






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






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