Which types of crimes do not require a guilty state of mind?
Which reason for imprisonment means that others will be discouraged from committing similar crimes in the future?
Which reason for imprisonment means that the system intends to help the criminal change his behavior?
Which reason for imprisonment means that the criminal is kept away from others to ensure that society is safer?
Which reason for imprisonment means that the criminal deserves imprisonment as penalty for his actions?
What is the branch of the criminal justice system that tries and punishes children?
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?
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?
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?
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?
What is the name for a sentence given to a criminal defendant where he/she can only leave home for essential purposes?
What is the name for a sentence given to a criminal defendant that does not have to be served at the time?
What is the name for a sentence that requires the supervision of a criminal by an officer and requires him to follow certain conditions?
What is the term that means that the criminal is released from prison before the full sentence has been served?
What is the name for a sentence that requires the criminal to pay the victim for the loss or injury that he caused?
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?
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?
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?
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?
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?
Which party brings a criminal case to trial?
Which party answers a criminal complaint?
List four federal departments that actively work to combat terrorism.
List five defenses to crimes a criminal defendant might raise at trial.
State the full Miranda Warning.
Strict Liability
Deterrence
Rehabilitation
Incapacitation
Retribution
Juvenile Justice System
Neglected or Abused
Status Offender
Delinquent Offender
Status Offender
Home Confinement
Suspended Sentence
Probation
Parole
Restitution
Deadly Force
No guilty state of mind
USA Patriot Act
Hamdan v. Rumsfeld
Prosecution or District Attorney on behalf of the Commonwealth
Defendant
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
Insanity, Infancy, Intoxication, Entrapment, Duress, Necessity, Self-Defense, Defense of Others, Alibi, No Crime was Committed, No Criminal Intent, etc.
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?
