The prospective that sees the justice system as a mechanism of caring and treating people who cannot manage themselves, and assumes people are at the mercy of social, economic, and interpersonal conditions
What is rehabilitation?
100
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The Amendment the Supreme Court mainly draws on when hearing cases pertaining to search and seizures
What is fourth amendment?
100
The federal agency that enforced the Gun Control Act of 1968 and the Organized Crime Control Act of 1970
What is ATF?
100
The prosecutor's authority to decide whether to bring a case to trial or to dismiss it outright
What is prosecutorial diversion?
100
An initial court appearance, at which the accused is read the charges, advised of his or her rights, and asked to enter a plea
What is arraignment?
200
The stage that the prosecution will file a charging document before a lower court where there will be an open hearing on the merits of the case
What is preliminary hearing
200
A government actor's infringement on a person's reasonable expectation of privacy
What is search?
200
The oldest federal law enforcement agency
What is U.S. Marshals
200
An order of a superior court requesting a record of an inferior court be brought forward for review or inspection
What is writ of certiorari?
200
A written promise to appear in court issued by an officer that pulls over a driver for speeding and releasing the arrestee
What is police field citation release?
300
The use of scientific methods to determine whether criminal justice programs actually reduce crime rates and offender recidivism
What is evidence based justice?
300
A police officer cannot arrest someone for a misdemeanor unless the officer sees the crime
What is in-presence requirement?
300
An agency within the Department of Homeland Security?
What is CBP? (other answers accepted if you can prove it :)
300
Discussion between defense counsel and prosecution in which the accused agrees to plead guilty in exchange for certain consideration, such as reduced charges.
What is plea bargaining?
300
Laws which require certain dangerous defendants to be confined before trial for their own protection and that of the community
What is preventive detention statutes?
400
The justice perspectives that holds that the true purpose of the criminal justice system is to promote a peaceful and just society
What is restorative justice?
400
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The case that ruled that, during a routine traffic stop, officers can order drivers out of their cars and frisk them
What is Pennsylvania v. Mimms (1977)?
400
My current favorite video game.
What is Mortal Kombat X?
400
The county prosecutor who is charged with bringing offenders to justice and enforcing the criminal laws of the state
What is district attorney?
400
The U.S. Supreme Court's interpretation of the 8th Amendment's provisions on bail was set in 1951 by this case
What is Stack v. Boyle?
500
The perspective that believes that too many suspects go free because of legal technicalities
What is crime control perspective?
500
The case that concluded that evidence obtained from garbage waiting to be picked did not amount to a search
What is California v. Greenwood (1988)?
500
Gives the police the ability to analyze detailed visuals of crime patterns
What is crime mapping?
500
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Part of the U.S. Code that contains federal arbitration law
What is Title 9?
500
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According to early English Law, under the _____________ no "freeman" could be seized and imprisoned unless he had been judged by his peers