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Criminal Justice

Subject : law
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1. A community-based correctional facility that houses inmates before their outright released so that they can become gradually acclimatd to conventional society.






2. How confidential are juvenile records kept?






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






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






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






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






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






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






9. From 1995 to 2005 - the crime rate in the U.S...






10. Process by which the state later recovers some or all of the cost of providing free legal counsel to an indigent defendant.






11. 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






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






13. Three Strikes Law






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






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






16. What are the three systems to transfer juveniles to adult court?






17. Right to an impartial judge






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






19. Bench Trial






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






21. In the common law - a crime that is considered mala in se is...






22. The sentence






23. What are the Defendants Legal Rights at Trial?






24. Legal counsel for the defendant in a criminal case - representing to final appeal.






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






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






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






28. Right to public trial






29. Right to be competent at trail


30. Concurrent Sentence






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






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






33. Right to compulsory process






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






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






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






37. The 4th Amendment protects citizens from what?






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






39. The peak age for invovlment in violent crimes in the U.S. is...






40. The substantive criminal law...






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






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






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






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. According to the Supreme Court - the following activities would not violate individual protections against illegal seasrch and seizure...






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






47. Truth in Sentencing






48. Models of sentencing






49. Goals of Punishment






50. Mandatory Sentence