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Criminal Justice

Subject : law
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1. 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.






2. 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...






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






4. What are characteristics of inmates






5. What are the Defendants Legal Rights at Trial?






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






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






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






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






10. Models of sentencing






11. Right to speedy trial






12. Miranda Rights...






13. Argument against the Death Penalty






14. Why are investigations of police misconduct tricky?






15. Motion for a direct verdict






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






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






18. Status Offenders






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






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






21. Three Strikes Law






22. A correctional institution for those convicted of major crimes






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






24. Right to be competent at trail

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






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






27. 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






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






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






30. In order for a case to be heard by the Supreme Court...






31. Bench Trial






32. Problem of Re-entry






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






34. Are tv camara's aloud in federal court?






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






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






37. Factors that Influence Sentencing






38. Peremptory Challenge






39. How confidential are juvenile records kept?






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






47. Right to an impartial jury






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






49. Duties of probation officers






50. 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.