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Criminal Justice

Subject : law
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1. Civil right that include the right of inmates to receive mail and medical benefits and to practice their religion.






2. Determinate Sentencing






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






4. The newest form of a maximum-security prison that uses high-level securtity mesasure to incapacitate the nation's most dangerous criminals. Most inmates are in lockdown 23 hours per day.






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






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






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






8. The sentence






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






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






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






12. Women Imprisoned






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






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






15. Status Offenders






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






17. Judicial Waiver






18. 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.






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






20. Bench Trial






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






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






23. Good time






24. Prison Rape/Sexual Coercion






25. Indeterminate Sentencing






26. Challenged for cause






27. Establishes the practices and processes of the criminal law






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






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. Right to be competent at trail

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31. In colonial America - the county sheriff's job included...






32. According to Packer's due process model of criminal justice - plea bargaining...






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






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






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






36. What are characteristics of inmates






37. Miranda Rights...






38. Problems of Parole






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






40. Goals of Punishment






41. Motion for a direct verdict






42. Capital Punishment






43. Concurrent Sentence






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






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






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






47. Verdict






48. What percentage of police departments require officers to have a college degree?






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






50. Are tv camara's aloud in federal court?







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