Criminal Justice
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100
Type of law considered an offense against the state
What is criminal
100
Conducting a search for weapons by patting the outside of the clothing
What is frisk
100
In making a warrantless arrest, the subject must have a judicial review within _______
What is 48 hours
100
When the state pays the victim to make them whole again
What is compensation
100
Failure to prohibit some behaviors that should be
What is undercriminalization
200
Case that forms a potential basis for deciding the outcome of similar cases
What is precedent
200
Ideal characteristic of law, subject to punishment or threat of punishment
What is penal sanction
200
Amendment that protects against unreasonable search and seizure
What is 4th
200
Precedents are primarily derived from what court
What is appellate
200
Using only the amount of force necessary to defend yourself or others
What is self defense
300
When an offender pays a victim to make them whole again
What is restitution
300
Document used in the compulsory process for obtaining witnesses
What is subpoena
300
Amendment which protects us from cruel and unusual punishment
What is 8th
300
Grants the authority for others to create laws, the highest authority
What is constitution
300
Some behaviors are prohibited that should not be
What is overcriminalization
400
Standard of proof needed for search and arrest warrants
What is probable cause
400
Latin for stand by the decision
What is stare decisis
400
Amendment which protects us from double jeopardy and self-incrimination
What is 5th
400
A violation of this law is called a tort
What is civil
400
Primary problem with nonenforcement
What is disrespect for the law
500
The most common type of search
What is consent
500
Taking of property into custody
What is seizure
500
Amendment which guarantees right to jury trial and venue
What is 6th
500
rule that excludes illegally seized evidence from being admitted at trial
What is exclusionary rule
500
Type of penal sanction concerned with changing the offender's behavior
What is rehabilitation
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