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Criminal Justice

Subject : law
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Right to confront witnesses






2. Three Strikes Law






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






4. Trial Process






5. Good time






6. Truth in Sentencing






7. What are the Defendants Legal Rights at Trial?






8. Why are investigations of police misconduct tricky?






9. Indeterminate Sentencing






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






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






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






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






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






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






16. How many percent of criminal defendents are considered indigent?






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






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






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






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






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






22. Factors that Influence Sentencing






23. Right to an impartial jury






24. Statutory Jurisdiction






25. Problem of Re-entry






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






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






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






29. Motion for a direct verdict






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






31. 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






32. Right to be competent at trail

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






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






35. Consecutive sentence






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






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






38. What was significant about the Illinois Juvenile Court Act of 1899?






39. A correctional institution for those convicted of major crimes






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






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






42. Common concerns with the privatization of policing includes...






43. Jury Selection

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44. Bench Trial






45. Status Offenders






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






47. The Conflict View of criminal definitions assumes that criminal law expresses...






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






49. Verdict






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