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Criminal Justice

Subject : law
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. According to Cohen's sub-culture or cultural deviance theory - gang values...






2. Three Strikes Law






3. Delinquents






4. Right to an impartial jury






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






6. Problem of Re-entry






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






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






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






10. Judicial Waiver






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






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






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






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






15. 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






16. 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.






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






18. 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.






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






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






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






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






23. Bench Trial






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






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






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






27. Arguments for the Death Penalty

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28. Problems of Parole






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






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






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






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






33. 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.






34. What are considered problems with UCR statistics?






35. In the common law - a crime that is considered mala in se is...






36. Miranda Rights...






37. Evidentiary Standard






38. The substantive criminal law...






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






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






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






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






43. Right to speedy trial






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






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






46. A correctional institution for those convicted of major crimes






47. Jury Selection

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48. Alternative Correctional Institution






49. Duties of probation officers






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