Criminal Justice Review
What are the 3 components of the criminal justice system
What are law enforcement, courts and corrections
Court order supervision instead of jail is:
What is probation
The right to confront witnesses in protected by
What is the 6th amendment
This standard is based on specific and articulable facts that a person is involved in criminal activity but is less than probable cause
What is reasonable suspicion
In this landmark 1968 case the Supreme Court ruled that officers can stop and frisk a person based on reasonable suspicion
What is Terry v Ohio
What is the burden of proof in a criminal trial?
What is beyond a reasonable doubt
Returning to criminal behavior after release
What is recidivism
The government must provide this before taking private property for public
What is eminent domain
This higher standard is based on evidence that would lead to a reasonable person to believe a crime has been,is, or will be committed
What is probable cause
The Supreme Court determined that the death penalty for the crime of murder does not, in all circumstances, constitute cruel and unusual punishment
What is Gregg v Georgia
What is the standard police must meet before making a arrest
What is probable cause
Convicted of 2 misdemeanors the 3rd would become a
What is a habitual violator
Evidence illegally obtained in violation of the 4th amendment is excluded under this rule
What is the exclusionary rule
Reasonable suspicion is often enough to justify this kind of police action
What is stop and frisk
This 1985 case set limitations on the use of deadly force by police, particularly in non-violent situations
What is Tennessee v Garner
The constitutional concept requires the government to follow fair procedures
What is due process
A sentence where the offender serves time on weekends is called
What is intermittent sentencing
This clause guarantees that no one is deprived of life, liberty or property without due process
What is the Due Process Clause
Probable cause is generally required for these two actions by police
What is obtaining a search warrant and making an arrest
This case ruled that the death penalty is prohibited for juveniles
What is Roper v Simmons
Fines, probation, intermediate punishments, imprisonment and death are:
5 types of punishments used by the United States
This philosophy of punishment focuses on preventing future crimes by making an example
What is deterrence
This clause ensure that states cannot deny any person equal protection under the law
What is the Equal Protection Clause
The primary difference between reasonable suspicion and probable cause is the amount and reliability of this
What is evidence
This couple were convicted of the miscegenation laws and there case went to the Supreme Court. What were the first and last names of the couple
Richard and Mildred Loving