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Criminal Justice

Subject : law
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1. The investigation of the murder of a postal worker would fall within the jurisdiction of...






2. Right to be competent at trail

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3. What are the Defendants Legal Rights at Trial?






4. Right to counsel






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






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






7. Miranda Rights...






8. The group of punishment falling between probation and prison. Community-based sanction - including house arrest and intensive supervision - serve as alternatives to incarceration.






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






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






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






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






13. 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






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






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






16. Good time






17. Judicial Waiver






18. The 4th Amendment protects citizens from what?






19. Goals of Punishment






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






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






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






23. Why are investigations of police misconduct tricky?






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






25. 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.






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






27. Probation failure correlates to...






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






29. The sizure of personal property by the state as a civil or criminal penalty.






30. Motion for a direct verdict






31. Alternative Correctional Institution






32. Women Imprisoned






33. Consecutive sentence






34. What are considered problems with UCR statistics?






35. What are characteristics of inmates






36. Evidentiary Standard






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






38. Bench Trial






39. Peremptory Challenge






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






41. An example of the criminal defense of EXCUSE is...






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






43. According to the Supreme Court - the following activities would not violate individual protections against illegal seasrch and seizure...






44. Right to an impartial jury






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






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






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






48. 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.






49. A sentence entailing the conditional release of a convicted offender into the community under the supervision of the court






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







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