Pop Culture
Unit 1
Unit 2
Unit 3
Misc
100
This show follows Detectives and prosecutors in New York City and begins with the iconic line, “In the criminal justice system…”?
Law and Order
100
An appellate court upholding the decision of a lower court is called what? 
affirmed
100
What two demographics are most heavily stopped and frisked?
Black and Latino young men in urban areas.
100
Which type of retrieval error involves picking an innocent person from those presented?
errors of commission
100
The right to an impartial jury falls under the ___ amendment?
6th amendment
200
Which real-life serial killer was portrayed by Zac Efron in the film Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile?
Ted Bundy
200
Using no more state power and resources than are needed to prevent, investigate, prosecute, sentence, and review official actions taken to provide for the ideals of public safety and individual autonomy is what?
proportionality
200
What case is notabling when discussing the right to counsel during criminal trials?
Powell v. Alabama (1932)
200
What identification procedure is generally regarded as less reliable?
Show-ups
200
Who issues a search warrant?
a neutral and detached magistrate judge.
300
Which trial was dubbed "the trial of the century"
The People v. O.J. Simpson
300
When a prior decision binds a present case with similar facts, it is known as what doctrine?
stare decisis
300
What test is used when assessing if a police stop was reasonable?
The reasonable suspicion standard.
300
What is the primary purpose of the exclusionary rule?
To protect the constitutional rights by excluding illegally obtained evidence
300
The due process revolution occurred during the ___ era?
1960s / civil rights movement
400
Which hip-hop artist, once incarcerated on RICO charges, now advocates for criminal justice reform and co-founded the REFORM Alliance with Jay-Z
Meek Mill
400
the string of letters and numbers that appear after the name of a case and identify the source of a case is called
case citation
400
What are the two approaches to the Fourth Amendment analysis?
1) Reasonableness clause
2) Warrant clause
400
What is the primary factor that courts consider in the "totality of circumstances" assessment for eyewitness reliability?
Opportunity to view the defendants at the time of the crime
400
What is the main concern addressed by the "totality of circumstances" courts use to determine witness reliability?
misidentification/witness reliability
500
Mindhunter, a Netflix series, follows FBI agents Holden Ford and Bill Tench as they pioneer what division within the FBI.
Behavioral science unit
500
The legal rule the court applied to the facts of the case is known as what?
Court Holding
500
What are the three elements of a lawful frisk?
-Lawful stop
-There is reasonable suspicion suspect is armed and dangerous
-Limited to a once-over of outer clothing to detect weapons.
500
Under what doctrine can evidence be admitted even if obtained through illegal means, if law enforcement would have discovered it anyway?
Inevitable discovery doctrine
500
What justifies the reduced Fourth Amendment right of probationers and parolees?
Their agreement to undergo searches as a condition of their release and societal protection outweighs privacy concerns.