The Law
This is known as the oldest legal written code?
The Code of Hammurabi
What is the standard that jurys are held to in a criminal trial?
Reasonable Doubt
This individual represents the state in all criminal matters
Prosecutor
The charges filed against a defendant are know as an __________.
Information
Restorative Justice focuses on these two concepts
Harm and Repair
____________ theorists view the law as a mechnaism to promote stability in society. They view law as an integrated netowrk of institutions to promote social cohesion
Consensus Theorists
_______ is sworn statements including the victim, eyewitnesses to the crime, and police officers who investigated the crime.
Testimonial evidence
Under this particular model, prosecutors are assigned to units that handle specific steps or functions in the judicial process
Horizontal Model
This justification of punishment rests on the idea that it is right for the wicked to be punsihed and that man is responsible for his actions.
Retributivist Justification
These specialty courts place a specific emphasis on focusing on victims
Domestic Violence Courts
What are crimes called that are known to be inherently harmful?
mala in se
This hypothesis is the idea that extra-legal factors will impact the juries decision regarding the outcome of a case.
Liberation hypothesis
In federal judgeships, the President can nominate individuals for any vacancies that arise. In the process of selecting a judge, they can ask a senator which judge they recommend. This referred to as a _____________.
Senatorial Courtesy
DOUBLE POINTS!
This Supreme Court case made it illegal for prosecutors to withhold exculptory evidence.
Brady v. Maryland
These courts are located in neighborhoods rather than downtown cores. You can find these courts in England, Canada, and Australia
Community Court
This amendment required states to follow the provisions listed in the bill of rights. What amendment is this?
14th Amendment
This is a common objection for evidence given be someone else
Hearsay
According to research, 45% of criminal defendants come from this racial category.
Black, Non-Hispanic Defendants
This clause prevents the federal governement from prosecuting an individual for the same crime more than once?
Double-Jeopardy Clause
These are the most common types of offenses in juvenile courts
Property Offenses
According to Reichel (2005), the law can be reduced down to three irreducible elements. What are these elements?
1.) Supremacy of Certain Fundamental Values
2.)Values must be committed in writing
3.)A system of procedures that holds govenment to these principles
This Supreme Court case required juris to have unanamious verdicts
Ramos v. Louisiana
DOUBLE POINTS!
Which state supreme court in 2012 established rules setting caseload limits for defense attorneys?
Washington State Supreme Court
This rite was once an ancient legal remedy where someone could challenge the constitutionality of their confinement.
Habeas Corpus
This group in the 1900's was a group of benevolent civic minded individuals whose goal was to help delinquent, abused, and neglected children.
Child Savers