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Criminal Justice

Subject : law
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1. In the common law - a crime that is considered mala in se is...






2. A sentence in which offenders serve a short prison term before they begin probation - to impress them with the pain of imprisonment.






3. Conditions or restriction mandated by the court that must be obeyed by a probationer






4. Factors that Influence Sentencing






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






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






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






8. Three Strikes Law






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






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






11. Right to an impartial jury






12. Right to counsel






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






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






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






16. Right to compulsory process






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






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






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






21. Consecutive sentence






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






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






24. Duties of probation officers






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






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






27. Right to confront witnesses






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






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






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






31. Concurrent Sentence






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






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






34. Packer describes the due process model of the criminal justice system operating like an...






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






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






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






38. About how many people are in prisons in the US?






39. Right to speedy trial






40. Argument against the Death Penalty






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






42. Women Imprisoned






43. Good time






44. Delinquents






45. Mandatory Sentence






46. What are characteristics of inmates






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






48. Arguments for the Death Penalty

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49. What is General Deterrence?






50. Goals of Punishment