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Criminal Justice

Subject : law
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The decision by a prosecuttor to drop a case after a complaint has been made because of - for examples - insufficatient edvidence.






2. Concurrent Jursidiction






3. What is Duress?






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






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






6. Jury Selection

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7. Programs designed to help people who have become dependent on anger as a primary means of expressing themselves and those who inappropriately use anger or the threat of violence as a means to get their way.






8. 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...






9. Challenged for cause






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






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






12. Determinate Sentencing






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






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






15. 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.






16. Goals of Punishment






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






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






19. Right to an impartial judge






20. A court order requiring a witness to appear in court at a specified time and place.






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






22. 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.






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






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






25. Capital Punishment






26. Establishes the practices and processes of the criminal law






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






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






29. Arguments for the Death Penalty

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






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






32. Factors that Influence Sentencing






33. What was significant about the Illinois Juvenile Court Act of 1899?






34. The group of punishment falling between probation and prison. Community-based sanction - including house arrest and intensive supervision - serve as alternatives to incarceration.






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






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






37. Competent Standard

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38. Verdict






39. Right to speedy trial






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






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






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






43. What is General Deterrence?






44. Why are investigations of police misconduct tricky?






45. A correctional institution for those convicted of major crimes






46. What is the criteria to determine whether someone is entitled to jury trial?






47. Right to confront witnesses






48. A prison system - developed in New York during the nineteenth centry - based on congregate work during the day and seperaton at night.






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






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