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Criminal Justice

Subject : law
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1. A group of citizens chosen to hear charges against persons accused of crime and to determine whether there is sufficient evidence to bring the person to trial.






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






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






4. Models of sentencing






5. Women Imprisoned






6. 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.






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






8. According to the stop and frisk rule - established by the Terry vs Ohio case a police officer may stop and frisk a person...






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






10. 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...






11. Right to counsel






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






13. Capital Punishment






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






15. Peremptory Challenge






16. NCVS crime statistics are likely to be better then the UCR crimes statistics in...






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






18. Competent Standard

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19. The sentence






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






21. What is one problem with eye-witnesses?






22. A correctional institution for those convicted of major crimes






23. Why are investigations of police misconduct tricky?






24. How confidential are juvenile records kept?






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






26. Three Strikes Law






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






28. Consecutive sentence






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






30. The 4th Amendment protects citizens from what?






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






32. Indeterminate Sentencing






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






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






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






36. What are characteristics of inmates






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






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






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






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






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






42. Right to an impartial jury






43. Concurrent Jursidiction






44. Good time






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






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






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






48. What is General Deterrence?






49. Statutory Jurisdiction






50. Argument against the Death Penalty