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Criminal Justice

Subject : law
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1. Duties of probation officers






2. Bench Trial






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






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






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






7. A person can challenge a guilty plea by...






8. 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.






9. Capital Punishment






10. Miranda Rights...






11. A defendent who lacks the funds to hire a private attorney and is therefore entitled to free counsel.






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






13. Consecutive sentence






14. Argument against the Death Penalty






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






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






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






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






19. In colonial America - the county sheriff's job included...






20. Mandatory Sentence






21. According to Freud's psychological theory - deviant behavior is the result of...






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






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






24. Arguments for the Death Penalty

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






26. According to Beccaria - the three criteria required for deterrence to work ainclude...






27. Three Strikes Law






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






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






30. According to Shaw and McKay's social disorganization theory - crime rates in a geographic area can be explained by...






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






32. The sentence






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






34. Right to counsel






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






36. Prison Rape/Sexual Coercion






37. Right to an impartial jury






38. Right to an impartial judge






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






40. Verdict






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






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






43. What are the Defendants Legal Rights at Trial?






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






45. What is Duress?






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






47. Women Imprisoned






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






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






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...