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Criminal Justice

Subject : law
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1. A person can challenge a guilty plea by...






2. Determinate Sentencing






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






4. What percentage of police departments require officers to have a college degree?






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






6. Right to compulsory process






7. 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.






8. Status Offenders






9. Truth in Sentencing






10. What are characteristics of inmates






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






12. Why are investigations of police misconduct tricky?






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






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






15. Consecutive sentence






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






17. Good time






18. The majority of criminal cases in the U.S are investigated by...






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






20. Concurrent Sentence






21. During the araignment phase of the court process - defendants...






22. 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






23. What is one problem with eye-witnesses?






24. Indeterminate Sentencing






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






26. Common concerns with the privatization of policing includes...






27. Problems of Parole






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






29. Jury Selection

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






31. Bench Trial






32. Right to speedy trial






33. Duties of probation officers






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






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






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






37. The 4th Amendment protects citizens from what?






38. What are the Defendants Legal Rights at Trial?






39. Three Strikes Law






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






41. Establishes the practices and processes of the criminal law






42. Models of sentencing






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






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






45. Verdict






46. A short prison sentence served in boot camp-type facilities






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






48. A view of criminal justice that focuses on crime as an act against the community rather than the state






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






50. What is the common criteria for juveniles to be diverted to community programs?