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Criminal Justice

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






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






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






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






5. Right to be competent at trail

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6. Motion for a direct verdict






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






8. Right to confront witnesses






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






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






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






12. The sentence






13. A prison treatment program that allows inmates to be released during the day to work in the community and return to prison at night.






14. 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.






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






16. Right to counsel






17. Statutory Jurisdiction






18. Argument against the Death Penalty






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






20. A place to detain people awaiting trial - to serve as a lockup for drunks and disorderly individuals - and to confine convicted misdemeanants serving sentences of less then ten






21. Truth in Sentencing






22. Right to compulsory process






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






24. What do police officers spend most of their time on patrol doing?






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






26. Problems of Parole






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






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






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






30. Probation failure correlates to...






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






32. Factors that Influence Sentencing






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






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






35. Concurrent Sentence






36. Bench Trial






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






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






39. According to Freud's psychological theory - deviant behavior is the result of...






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






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






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






43. Delinquents






44. 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






45. About how many Americans are under some form of correctional supervision?






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






47. Determinate Sentencing






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






49. Establishes the practices and processes of the criminal law






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