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Criminal Justice

Subject : law
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Argument against the Death Penalty






2. Good time






3. The officers of the London Metropolitan Police...






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






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






6. Factors that Influence Sentencing






7. Right to public trial






8. A sentence in which offenders serve a short prison term before they begin probation - to impress them with the pain of imprisonment.






9. Consecutive sentence






10. 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.






11. Right to be competent at trail

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12. Right to an impartial judge






13. Civil right that include the right of inmates to receive mail and medical benefits and to practice their religion.






14. Verdict






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






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






17. Right to speedy trial






18. Concurrent Sentence






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






20. Prison Rape/Sexual Coercion






21. Right to confront witnesses






22. Right to counsel






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






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






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






26. What time of year are crime rates in the U.S. the highest?






27. Miranda Rights...






28. 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.






29. Arguments for the Death Penalty

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30. Evidentiary Standard






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






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






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






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






35. A correctional institution for those convicted of major crimes






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






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






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






39. 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.






40. Determinate Sentencing






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






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






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






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. A place to detain people awaiting trial - to serve as a lockup for drunks and disorderly individuals - and to confine convicted misdemeanants serving sentences of less then ten






46. Truth in Sentencing






47. 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






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






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






50. Mandatory Sentence