Police
Courts
Corrections
Rights
Miscellaneous
100
The taking of a criminal suspect into custody with intent of charging the suspect with a crime
What is Arrest?
100
The official charge to bring a person in custody before a judge
What is a Writ of Habeas Corpus?
100
Laws that give life in prison for 3rd offenses are known as this.
What are Three Strikes laws?
100
No Excessive Bail
What is the 8th Amendment?
100
23 people who decide if there is enough evidence to go to trial are called this.
What is a Grand Jury?
200
Police officers that seek out bribes are known as this.
What are "Meat Eaters"?
200
Latin for "After the Fact"
What is Ex Post Facto?
200
This creates laws that carry a minimum sentence for crimes
What is Mandatory Sentencing?
200
Speedy and Public Trial
What is the 6th Amendment?
200
This erases a guilty plea if the offender completes agreed upon actions.
What is a deferred judgement?
300
Police officers who accept bribes and rewards offered to them are known as this.
What are "Grass Eaters"?
300
The top court of the United States.
What is the Supreme Court?
300
Laws that state prisoners should serve the full length of their terms.
What Truth in Sentencing Laws?
300
Double Jeopardy
What is the 5th Amendment?
300
The division on power between state and federal government.
What is Federalism?
400
This guarantees that no illegally obtained evidence will be admitted at trial.
What is the Exclusionary Rule?
400
Method of using a mediator to solve civil disputes.
What is Arbitration?
400
Returning to a deviant behavior after exiting the correctional system.
What is Recidivism?
400
Cruel and Unusual Punishment
What is the 8th Amendment?
400
A substance introduced in the 1980's that led to a severe increase in crime rates.
What is Crack-Cocaine?
500
Principle that privacy does not extend to places in sight of the public.
What is Plain View?
500
Entering a plea of guilty for a reduced or lighter sentence is known as this.
What is Plea Bargaining?
500
Type of courts where offenders seek treatment for substance abuse, and can "graduate"
What drug courts?
500
Equality in Due Process
What is the 14th Amendment?
500
Amendment that guarantees the right to counsel.
What is the 6th Amendment?
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