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Criminal Justice

Subject : law
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Right to be competent at trail

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






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






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






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






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






7. 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.






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






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






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






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






12. How confidential are juvenile records kept?






13. An argument in favor of the O.J. trial is likely to point to the fact that...






14. Some of the policing reforms that August Vollmer proposed include...






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






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






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






18. Trial Process






19. 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.






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






21. What did the BAIL REFORM ACT of 1984 establish?






22. Miranda Rights...






23. Goals of Punishment






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






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






26. Women Imprisoned






27. Jury Selection

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






29. The use of an alternative to trial - such as referral to treament or employment programs.






30. A regimented - dehumanizing institution such as a prison in which like-situated people are kept in social isolation - cut off from the world at large.






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






32. A correctional institution for those convicted of major crimes






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






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






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






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






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






38. What is General Deterrence?






39. Problem of Re-entry






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






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






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






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






44. What are the three systems to transfer juveniles to adult court?






45. Motion for a direct verdict






46. A court order requiring a witness to appear in court at a specified time and place.






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






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






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






50. Delinquents