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Criminal Justice

Subject : law
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1. Truth in Sentencing






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






3. Problem of Re-entry






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






5. The substantive criminal law...






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






7. From 1995 to 2005 - the crime rate in the U.S...






8. Verdict






9. Evidentiary Standard






10. Factors that Influence Sentencing






11. The sentence






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






13. Women Imprisoned






14. Goals of Punishment






15. According to Cohen's sub-culture or cultural deviance theory - gang values...






16. What are characteristics of inmates






17. Statutory Jurisdiction






18. Stare decisis refers to the concept that legal decisions should be based on...






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






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






21. Bench Trial






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






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






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






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






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






27. 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






28. 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.






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






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






31. Right to an impartial jury






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






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






34. Probation failure correlates to...






35. Are arrest rates of drug-related crime higher or lower then they were in the 1970's?






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






37. 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...






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






39. Judicial Waiver






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






41. An alternative sanction that requires an offender to work in the community at such task as cleaning public parks or working with disabled children in lieu of an incarceration sentence.






42. What is one problem with eye-witnesses?






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






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






45. A correctional institution for those convicted of major crimes






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






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






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






49. Delinquents






50. Alternative Correctional Institution