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Criminal Justice

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






2. Right to be competent at trail

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






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






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






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






7. A state of federal correctional institution for incarceration of felony offenders for term of one year or more.






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






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






10. The process in which a probation officer settles cases at the initial appearance before the onset of formal criminal proceeding.






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






12. 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.






13. Mandatory Sentence






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






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






16. 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






17. 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.






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






19. Problem of Re-entry






20. According to Freud's psychological theory - deviant behavior is the result of...






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






22. Peremptory Challenge






23. Status Offenders






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






25. Prison Rape/Sexual Coercion






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






27. Broken window policing is a strategy in which police officer...






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






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






30. Three Strikes Law






31. Factors that Influence Sentencing






32. The policing style associated with police officers belief that it is his duty to be a first line responder to various problems in the community is...






33. Good time






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






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






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






37. The initial reaction in prison is usually...






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






39. What is one problem with eye-witnesses?






40. Argument against the Death Penalty






41. The 4th Amendment protects citizens from what?






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






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






44. A community-based correctional facility that houses inmates before their outright released so that they can become gradually acclimatd to conventional society.






45. What time of year are crime rates in the U.S. the highest?






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






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






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






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






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