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Criminal Justice

Subject : law
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. According to Freud's psychological theory - deviant behavior is the result of...






2. The early release of a prisoner from imprisonment subject to conditions set by correctional authorites.






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






4. Truth in Sentencing






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






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






7. Bench Trial






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






9. Problems of Parole






10. Right to confront witnesses






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






12. Right to compulsory process






13. Right to be competent at trail

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






15. Concurrent Sentence






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






17. Right to speedy trial






18. The use of an alternative to trial - such as referral to treament or employment programs.






19. 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.






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






21. What is one problem with eye-witnesses?






22. Evidentiary Standard






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






24. What are considered problems with UCR statistics?






25. Problem of Re-entry






26. Right to an impartial jury






27. Women Imprisoned






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






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






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






31. Establishes the practices and processes of the criminal law






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






33. The substantive criminal law...






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






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






36. Mandatory Sentence






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






38. 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.






39. Miranda Rights...






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






41. 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






42. Levying a money payment on offenders to compensate society for their misdeeds






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






50. 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...