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Criminal Justice

Subject : law
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Why are investigations of police misconduct tricky?






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






3. A view of criminal justice that focuses on crime as an act against the community rather than the state






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






5. Bench Trial






6. Evidentiary Standard






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






8. Miranda Rights...






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






10. Right to an impartial jury






11. 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.






12. What is one problem with eye-witnesses?






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






14. A correctional institution for those convicted of major crimes






15. Broken window policing is a strategy in which police officer...






16. 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






17. Verdict






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






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






20. Good time






21. Consecutive sentence






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






23. A prison system - developed in Pennsylvania during the nineteeth centry - based on total isolation and individual pentence.






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






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






26. Concurrent Sentence






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






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






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






30. Problem of Re-entry






31. What is Duress?






32. Models of sentencing






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






34. Goals of Punishment






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






36. Challenged for cause






37. Duties of probation officers






38. Who has a better record of defending clients; private or public attorneys?






39. Delinquents






40. Peremptory Challenge






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






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






43. Arguments for the Death Penalty

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44. Truth in Sentencing






45. 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.






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






47. Jury Selection

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48. How confidential are juvenile records kept?






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






50. Mandatory Sentence