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Criminal Justice

Subject : law
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Establishes the practices and processes of the criminal law






2. The least secure institution that houses white-colar and nonviolent offenders - maintains few security measures - and has liberal furlough and visitation policies.






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






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






5. 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...






6. Right to speedy trial






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






8. Verdict






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






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






11. Truth in Sentencing






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






13. Bench Trial






14. Evidentiary Standard






15. Probation failure correlates to...






16. The substantive criminal law...






17. Argument against the Death Penalty






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






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






20. Why are investigations of police misconduct tricky?






21. Status Offenders






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






23. According to the stop and frisk rule - established by the Terry vs Ohio case a police officer may stop and frisk a person...






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






25. Competent Standard

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26. Right to public trial






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






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






29. Problems of Parole






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






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






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






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






34. Factors that Influence Sentencing






35. The attempt by correctional agencies to maintain convicted offenders in the community instead of a secure facilty it includes probation - parole and residential programs.






36. Models of sentencing






37. The 4th Amendment protects citizens from what?






38. What is one problem with eye-witnesses?






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






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






41. Challenged for cause






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






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






44. Goals of Punishment






45. Jury Selection

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46. How confidential are juvenile records kept?






47. Mandatory Sentence






48. Indeterminate Sentencing






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






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