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Criminal Justice

Subject : law
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Stare decisis refers to the concept that legal decisions should be based on...






2. Women Imprisoned






3. Establishes the practices and processes of the criminal law






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






5. What are characteristics of inmates






6. Goals of Punishment






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






8. 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.






9. Mens reas is important in determining if a person can be held criminally responsible and refers specifically to...






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






11. Factors that Influence Sentencing






12. Indeterminate Sentencing






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






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






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






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






17. Miranda Rights...






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






19. Status Offenders






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






21. 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.






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






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






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






25. An investigation performed by a probation officer attached to a trial court after the conviction of a defendent.






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






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






28. Right to counsel






29. Three Strikes Law






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






31. Process by which the state later recovers some or all of the cost of providing free legal counsel to an indigent defendant.






32. Probation failure correlates to...






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






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






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






36. Right to confront witnesses






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






38. Models of sentencing






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






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






41. Right to compulsory process






42. Peremptory Challenge






43. The majority of criminal cases in the U.S are investigated by...






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






45. According to Sampson and Laub's age-graded theory of crime - a developmental theory - the following points are associated with reduced recidivism...






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






47. Consecutive sentence






48. Right to speedy trial






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






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