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Criminal Justice

Subject : law
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Civil right that include the right of inmates to receive mail and medical benefits and to practice their religion.






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






3. 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.






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






5. In female prisons - substitute family groups with a faux father - mother and siblings.






6. Duties of probation officers






7. What are the Defendants Legal Rights at Trial?






8. Right to speedy trial






9. Capital Punishment






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






11. Factors that Influence Sentencing






12. Right to compulsory process






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






14. An investigation performed by a probation officer attached to a trial court after the conviction of a defendent.






15. What is General Deterrence?






16. A person can challenge a guilty plea by...






17. Delinquents






18. Consecutive sentence






19. Statutory Jurisdiction






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






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






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






23. Women Imprisoned






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






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






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






27. How confidential are juvenile records kept?






28. Status Offenders






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






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






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






32. An attorney employed by the government to represent criminal defenders who cannot afford to pay for a lawyer.






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






34. Alternative Correctional Institution






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






36. Motion for a direct verdict






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






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






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






40. Evidentiary Standard






41. Bench Trial






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






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






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






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






46. What do police officers spend most of their time on patrol doing?






47. Prison Rape/Sexual Coercion






48. Good time






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






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