HALLOWEEN🎃
Which U.S. state is the biggest producer of candy in the country?
California
What is the term for evidence that can be seen or touched at a crime scene?
Physical evidence
Which landmark 1966 U.S. Supreme Court case ruled that suspects must be informed of their constitutional rights to remain silent and to have an attorney present during interrogation?
Miranda v. Arizona
What are the three C's of Criminal Justice System
Cops, Courts, & Corrections
Prior to pumpkins, which root vegetable did the Irish carve on Halloween?
Turnips
What post-mortem process causes the muscles of a body to stiffen a few hours after death?
Rigor Mortis
"The right to a speedy and public trial by an impartial jury, and the right to assistance of counsel" Is which Amendment?
The Sixth Amendment
What facility, typically run by local counties or cities, holds pretrial detainees and individuals serving short sentences under one year?
Jail
What does the word “Halloween” originate from as a shortened phrase?
All Hallows’ Eve
What does the acronym AFIS stand for
Automated Fingerprint Identification System
What standard of proof is required to convict a defendant in a criminal trial
Beyond a reasonable doubt
Which famous 1961 Supreme Court case established the exclusionary rule, barring illegally seized evidence from being used in state trials?
Mapp v. Ohio
What country is Transylvania located?
Romania
Which search pattern involves investigators moving back and then across in perpendicular lines, essentially covering the entire scene twice to locate small trace items?
Grid Search Pattern
What unique biometric identifier was first used in a criminal conviction in 1892 in Argentina, later becoming a global gold standard for identification
Fingerprints
What is the oldest and largest intermediate sanction used in community corrections?
Probation
What 1925 horror film based on Gaston Leroux's novel by the same name was made into a successful Broadway musical?
The Phantom of the Opera
What is the legal doctrine that suppresses any secondary evidence discovered through an initially illegal search or seizure?
Fruit of the poisonous tree doctrine
What term describes the phenomenon of a convicted criminal reoffending and returning to prison after release?
Recidivism
What two U.S. states do not restrict the voting rights of citizens with a felony conviction, allowing them to vote even while incarcerated?
Maine & Vermont