Criminal Justice Ii

Front 1

The purpose of interrogating a suspect is to obtain ___________

Back 1

Information

Front 2

Custodial interrogations:

Back 2

The interrogation of a suspect may provide police with incriminating evidence that can lead to a determination of guild at the end of a trial.

Front 3

Custodial interrogations may:

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i) unearth stolen property
ii) point to whereabouts of accomplices
iii) indicate the involvement of the suspect in other unsolved crimes.

Front 4

The police can search for and seize evidence without a warrant if the illegal object is in _____ ____.

Back 4

plain view.

Front 5

A new offence would be created that prohibits anyone from using a computer system to _____ or ____ arrangements with any individual for the purpose of _______ exploiting a child.

Back 5

agree, make, sexually

Front 6

A delay in the ________ and ___________ of an accused for a sexual offence cannot justify a ____ of proceedings.

Back 6

charging, prosecution, stay

Front 7

Sec. 10(b) has been judicially interpreted to mean that any person arrested must be informed by the police of the existence and availability of ____ _______ and ____ ___ in the jurisdiction.

Back 7

duty counsel, legal aid

Front 8

Bureaucratic Function Model
While punishing criminals and protecting their constitutional rights, the main focus is on the ____________ _______ , on the speed at which the courts can work.

Back 8

bureaucratic process

Front 9

_______ ______ represents the legal rights of the accused in criminal proceedings and tries to ensure that the justices system operates fairly.

Back 9

Defence counsel

Front 10

Defence lawyers are a "check brake upon a vast machinery of the state - police officers, Crown prosecutors, and judges - as it seeks to deprive individual citizens of their _______ and _______ " ( Davison 2006, 39-40).

Back 10

liberty, freedom

Front 11

According to the CBA's Code of Professional Conduct, the primary duty of the Crown prosecutors is not to gain a conviction....

Back 11

but rather to enforce the law and maintain justice by presenting all the evidence relevant to the crime being tried in Criminal court.

Front 12

Crown prosecutors can be viewed as the _____ ___ ____________ officers in the provincial and federal court.

Back 12

chief law enforcement

Front 13

The role of judges in our criminal justice system includes:

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i) upholding the rights of accused.
ii) arbitrating any disagreements that arise between prosecutor and defence lawyer during trial.

Front 14

It is important that judges be viewed as objective; only when they are seen as _________ will their decisions on rules of law and Procedure be viewed as __________ by all parties involved.

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impartial, acceptable

Front 15

The prosecutor has the power to:

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i) decide between trying the case in court on charges laid,
ii) plea bargaining,
iii) staying proceedings,
iv) dismissing the charges.

Front 16

Once the police arrest and lay charges against a suspect,

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it is not automatic that a prosecutor will try the case. Many defendants are never brought to justice.

Front 17

(Stuart and Delisle) Crown prosecutors:

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"have virtually unfettered discretion as to when to charge, what to charge, when the charges should be reduced or dropped"

Front 18

Plea bargaining has been defined as:

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"any agreement by the accused to plead guilty in return for promise of some benefit."

Front 19

(4) Bargaining:

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i) Plea
ii) Charge
iii) Sentence
iv) Fact

Front 20

Even if the accused is factually guilty,

Back 20

the prosecutor still has to convince the judge or jury that the defendant is legally guilty.

Front 21

The right of the accused to _________ the accuser is essential to a fair trial, since it controls the type of evidence used in court.

Back 21

confront

Front 22

___________ reports are prepared for judges by probation officers in order to help judges determine an appropriate sentence.

Back 22

Pre-sentence

Front 23

By punishing an offender, the state indicates its intent to ______ crime and _____ potential offenders.

Back 23

control, deter

Front 24

Drug treatment courts are based on the idea that criminal justice can be ___________ rather than simply punitive.

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therapeutic

Front 25

The five pains of imprisonment identified by Sykes were:

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i) loss of liberty
ii) deprivation of goods and services
iii) loss of heterosexual relationships
iv) deprivation of autonomy
v) deprivation of security

Front 26

The majority of offenders returned to a federal institution for violating the terms of their conditional release did so within __ ______ of release.

Back 26

12 months

Front 27

In July 1976, _______ __________ was abolished in Canada with the passage of Bill ____.

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capital punishment, C-84

Front 28

"_____ ____" clause, allowed offenders who had served at least 15 years of their sentence to apply for a reduction in the amount of time they had left to serve before the parole eligibility date specified on their sentence.

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faint hope

Front 29

Actus reus:

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The illegal act. Involves the commission of or failure to act.

Front 30

Case law:

Back 30

The judicial application and interpretation of laws as they apply in any particular case.

Front 31

A judicial order requesting that a state representative detaining another give reasons for the capture and detention.

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Habeas corpus

Front 32

The goal of corrections that focuses on preparing the offender for a return to the community.

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Reintegration

Front 33

The option to give the victim of crime to complete a form and detail what has happened to that victim as a result of the crime.

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Victim impact statement.

Front 34

The oldest and most commonly used type of electronic surveillance is ___________.

Back 34

wiretapping