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50 Cards in this Set
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The geographic location or legal boundaries which determine the range of the courts authority is |
Jurisdiction |
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Punishments that fall somewhere between probation and prison are known as |
Intermediate sanctions |
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What type of evidence may be presented in court for consideration by the jury |
All of them |
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Which state has the busiest execution chamber in the united states |
Texas |
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The person who represents accused and convicted persons in the criminal justice system is known as the |
Defense attorney |
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Which statement is true |
Both felonies and misdemeanors are crimes |
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Who is the house counsel and the trial counsel for the police |
Prosecutor |
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Which of these is not one of the four main goals of punishments |
Incarceration |
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An attorney may remove a prospective juror without giving reasons using which of the following |
Peremptory challenge |
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Which of the following is not one of the key relationships of the prosecutor |
All of them are key |
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Trials conducted by a judge who acts as fact finder and determines issues of law with no jury would be called |
A bench trial |
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Which of the following statements about public defender is true |
They often face a heavy caseload |
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What is one of the major concerns about plea bargaining raised in the video the plea |
Innocent people accept plea bargains without understanding the consequences |
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According to the video solitary confinement what determines whether a person is put in the general population or in solitary confinement |
Their behavior in prison |
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Which are two punishment objectives of the death penalty |
Incapacitation and retribution |
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This is the standard used by a jury to decide if the prosecution has provided enough evidence for a conviction |
Reasonable doubt |
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Which of these is not one of the steps in the trial process |
These are all steps |
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Which of the following is not a responsibility of judges |
These are all responsibilities of the judge |
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Which statement about jail is true |
Most people in jail are poor |
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If a person is in preventive detention what was denied |
Bail |
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The defense attorneys responsibility is not to save the suspect from conviction but to protect the suspects |
Constitutional rights |
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Trialsbin the united States pit prosecutor against defense attorney this is known as the _____ system |
Adversarial |
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An attorney may remove a prospective juror by showing that he or she has some bias or some other legal disability using |
Challenge for cause |
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Which of the following is not a factor in how the judge determines the amount of the bail |
The cost of public defender |
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After deciding that a case should be filed against an offender the next step of the prosecutor is to determine |
which charges to file against the offender |
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US supreme Court ruling have made it difficult for a convicted offender to prove their attorney did not provide competent counsel because |
The defendant would need to prove that the attorney committed specific errors that affected the outcome of their case |
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What of these forms of punishment would be considered an intermediate sanction |
All of these |
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This type of election occurs when a judicial candidate is openly endorsed by a political party |
Partisan election |
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How many people will be executed in WA state this year |
0 |
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Which best describes the frequency of plea bargaining in the united states |
A vast majority of cases are plea bargaining |
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In general you are more likely to get a longer prison sentence if you |
None of the above |
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Which of the following is not one of the judges main functions |
Prosecutor |
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Which of the following most accurately describes the discretion given to a prosecutor |
Broad discretion |
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What is one way of providing counsel to indigent defendants |
All of the above |
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The purpose of bail isbto |
Assure that the accused shows to trial |
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Which of the following about bail is true |
Bail discriminates against less affluent members of society |
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Harsh unjust punishments may result from |
Both c and d |
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About what percent of defendants plead guilty and go to a sentencing hearing rather than trial |
About 90% |
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The process of screening out jurors that might be biased is known as |
Viper dire |
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Which of the following situations is an example of restorative justice |
A juvenile who stole a lawn mower meets with the victim to discuss his actions |
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What is an appeal based upon |
A claim that one or more errors of law or procedure were made during the investigation arrest or trial process |
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Depriving an offender of the ability to commit crimes against society by detaining the offender in prison is called |
Incapacitaion |
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The practice under which judges grant release of the defendants is employed and has roots in the community is known as |
Release on recognizance |
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In murder on a Sunday morning the police questioned Brenton Butler |
because he was a young black male walking near the hotel where the murder occured |
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What happens at arraignment |
The charges are read and the accused plead guilty or not guilty |
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Punishment designed to affect the future choice or behavior of an individual and targeted at an individual who has already been convicted is called |
Specific deterrence |
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In two cases decided in 2012 lafler v Cooper and Missouri v Frye the US supreme Court made it clear that |
Plea bargaining is a critical statlge of the proceeding so the defendants are entitled to effective assistance of counsel |
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The sentencing process is influenced by |
All of these |
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People whose opposition to the death penalty is so strong as to prevent or substantially impair the performance of their duty on a jury are known as |
Witherspoon excludables |
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In the plea who did not plead guilty |
Patsy Kelly Jarrett |
