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Criminal Justice

Subject : law
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. 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.






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






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






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






5. The peak age for involvement in property crimes in the U.S is...






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






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






8. Capital Punishment






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






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






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






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






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






14. How confidential are juvenile records kept?






15. An administrative act performed by a parole authority that remove a person from parole -or a judicial orded by a court removing a person from parole or probation - in response to a violation on the part of the parolee.






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






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






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






19. Right to counsel






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






21. 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.






22. Trial Process






23. Prison Rape/Sexual Coercion






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






25. Right to confront witnesses






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






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






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






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






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






31. Miranda Rights...






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






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






34. Goals of Punishment






35. 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.






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






37. Establishes the practices and processes of the criminal law






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






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






40. The sentence






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






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






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






44. Concurrent Jursidiction






45. Verdict






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






47. Motion for a direct verdict






48. Statutory Jurisdiction






49. What is General Deterrence?






50. A place to detain people awaiting trial - to serve as a lockup for drunks and disorderly individuals - and to confine convicted misdemeanants serving sentences of less then ten