Module 150 - Unit 3 - Legal Studies for Justice & Security

Some judges are mandated by statute to focus on the actual behavior or ______ of the defendant:

A statement to the sentencing body in which a person describes how crime has affected him/her:

In the past decade, the number of adults under state/federal probation supervision has:

Main reason CJ professionals are using rehabilitative strategies as philosophy of punishment:

An accused's 1st appearance before a judge or magistrate following arrest is called a(n):

The method of selecting judges that combines appointment and election is call the:

Which of the following requires that offenders remain home at specific hours of the day?

Theory believes by getting taste of the brutalities of prison grind, offenders will stop crime:

Courts that review decisions made by lower courts are called:

The role of a judge during a court case is that of a:

Jury lists are usually drawn from which of the following?

This is a variation of traditional shock incarceration that emphasizes strict discipline:

The standard proof used in a criminal trial is:

"Three-strike laws" are specifically geared to target which offending population?

Those who commit criminal acts should be punished based on severity of crime, relies on:

"Jurisdiction" literally means:

Before a court can hear a case, it must have______over the persons & subject matter in the case

There are _______ U.S. Supreme Court justices

This case approved the bifurcated death penalty sentencing process:

A(n) __________ is a statement by a judge, expressing the reasons for courts decision in a case

Evidence that may be excluded if it distracts or misleads jurors:

This concept increases surveillance placed on probationers, also increases probation failure:

The main reasons behind the philosophy of reintegration is the idea that:

This is a way a juror can be challenged for cause in voir dire:

The individual who records depositions, questions & answers under oath is called: