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Criminal Justice

Subject : law
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The early release of a prisoner from imprisonment subject to conditions set by correctional authorites.






2. Indeterminate Sentencing






3. Stare decisis refers to the concept that legal decisions should be based on...






4. Evidentiary Standard






5. An alternative sanction that requires an offender to work in the community at such task as cleaning public parks or working with disabled children in lieu of an incarceration sentence.






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






7. Status Offenders






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






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






10. Right to public trial






11. Judicial Waiver






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






13. Prison Rape/Sexual Coercion






14. What is Duress?






15. Delinquents






16. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






22. Verdict






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






24. Why are investigations of police misconduct tricky?






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






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






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






28. A correctional policy that allow inates to leave the institution for vocational or educational training - for employment - or to maintain famly ties.






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






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






31. 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.






32. Duties of probation officers






33. 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.






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






35. Consecutive sentence






36. Statutory Jurisdiction






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






38. Right to speedy trial






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






40. Three Strikes Law






41. Right to an impartial jury






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






43. What are the Defendants Legal Rights at Trial?






44. 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...






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






46. Factors that Influence Sentencing






47. Models of sentencing






48. The average officers makes how many felony arrests per month?






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






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