| Children |
| #1 |
What is the branch of the criminal justice system that tries and punishes children? |
Juvenile Justice System |
| #2 |
Children whose parents failed to parent properly (feed, clothe, shelter, educate, or tend to medical needs) or who have been sexually, physically, or emotionally abused are considered what? |
Neglected or Abused |
| #3 |
Which type of minor in the juvenile justice system is defined as a minor who commits an illegal act that can only be committed by a minor, like truancy or running away? |
Status Offender |
| #4 |
Which type of minor in the juvenile justice system is defined as a minor who commits an act that would be a crime if done by an adult? |
Delinquent Offender |
| #5 |
Jill dislikes school so much that she finds every excuse to stay home and skip school. Eventually she might be arrested and come within the juvenile justice system as what? |
Status Offender |
| Hodge Podge |
| #1 |
What may be used by a police officer to prevent the escape of a suspect if he has probable cause to believe that the suspect poses a significant threat of death or serious physical harm to the officer or others? |
Deadly Force |
| #2 |
Shelly was a patient at the state mental facility. She legitimately believed that she was a camel and she spit at the corrections officer as he walked by. What is Shelly’s best defense to the crime of battery? |
No guilty state of mind |
| #3 |
Which federal law, passed in 2001, allowed the FBI and CIA to obtain and share information, track communications on the Internet, telephone wiretaps, computer wiretaps, obtain search warrants for voice and electronic mail messages, and access personal, educational, medical, and financial information without the person’s knowledge? |
USA Patriot Act |
| #4 |
Which 2006 Supreme Court decision ruled that even though Guantanamo Bay is located in Cuba, the United States cannot torture or use physically harmful methods of interrogation against those held there on suspicion of having ties to terrorism? |
Hamdan v. Rumsfeld |
| #5 |
Which 2008 Supreme Court decision ruled that the Guantanamo Bay detainees could use the federal courts and file writs of habeas corpus to challenge their detainment? |
Boumediene v. Bush |
| Potpourri |
| #1 |
Which party brings a criminal case to trial? |
Prosecution or District Attorney on behalf of the Commonwealth |
| #2 |
Which party answers a criminal complaint? |
Defendant |
| #3 |
List four federal departments that actively work to combat terrorism. |
State Department, Department of Defense, Department of Treasury, Department of Justice, Department of Homeland Security, Central Intelligence Agency, Federal Bureau of Investigation, National Counterterrorism Center, Office of the Director of National Intelligence |
| #4 |
List five defenses to crimes a criminal defendant might raise at trial. |
Insanity, Infancy, Intoxication, Entrapment, Duress, Necessity, Self-Defense, Defense of Others, Alibi, No Crime was Committed, No Criminal Intent, etc. |
| #5 |
State the full Miranda Warning. |
You have the right to remain silent. Anything you say can and will be used against you in a court of law. You have the right to have an attorney. If you cannot afford one, one will be appointed to you by the court. Do you understand these rights? |
