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Criminal Justice

Subject : law
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1. Judicial Waiver






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






3. What are considered problems with UCR statistics?






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






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






6. Right to compulsory process






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






8. Right to an impartial judge






9. How confidential are juvenile records kept?






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






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






12. Right to speedy trial






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






14. Establishes the practices and processes of the criminal law






15. Factors that Influence Sentencing






16. What are the Defendants Legal Rights at Trial?






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






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






19. Challenged for cause






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






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






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






23. Right to an impartial jury






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






25. What is General Deterrence?






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






27. Concurrent Jursidiction






28. During the araignment phase of the court process - defendants...






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






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






31. The sentence






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






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






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






35. What is one problem with eye-witnesses?






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






37. The substantive criminal law...






38. Arguments for the Death Penalty

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39. 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






40. Motion for a direct verdict






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






48. Problems of Parole






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






50. The federal agency responsible for the witness protection program and fugitive investigations is...