What is the name for the level of the criminal justice system that handles crimes committed within their state boundaries?
STATE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM
100
What is an act committed to endanger, harm, or violate the rights of an individual or an entire community?
CRIME
100
Who is summoned to lend their subject-matter expertise or specialty in a particular field of knowledge that may help judges and jurors determine the guilt of the accused?
AN EXPERT WITNESS
100
What is another term for the adjudication stage?
TRIAL PROCESS
100
What was used as a basis to guide criminal justice in early American history?
RELIGION
200
What is the name for the level of the criminal justice system that handles crimes committed on federal property or in more than one state?
FEDERAL CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM
200
What is the most serious among the three crime classifications?
HINT: Includes violent and property crimes.
What is the most serious among the three crime classifications?
HINT: Includes violent and property crimes.
200
Who is an individual who observes or experiences first-hand crime as it progresses?
A WITNESS
200
What stage does the first court appearance fall under?
PROSECUTION AND PRETRIAL
200
What is a well-known example of early policing in America before the establishment of a professional law enforcement?
VOLUNTEERS FROM THE COMMUNITY TAKING WATCH TO WARN OTHERS OF IMPENDING DANGER
300
What is the name for the level of the criminal justice system that is the primary legal enforcement tool of the armed services?
MILITARY CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM
300
What is the least serious among the three classifications of crime? Examples include running a stop sign and littering
INFRACTION
300
Who is an individual who is involved in the design and planning of a crime?
AN ACCESSORY BEFORE THE FACT
300
During what substage of prosecution and pretrial is the defendant brought before the judge to be informed of the charges and his or her rights?
ARRAIGNMENT
300
What is the name of the first state prison to open in America?
HINT: Opened in California
THE SHIP KNOWN AS WABAN
400
What is the name for the level of the criminal justice system that functions similarly to state and local courts as well as performing their federal role?
THE TERRITORIAL COURT SYSTEM
400
Who is an individual who actually commits the crime, such as homicide, larceny, or fraud?
A PRINCIPAL
400
What is synonymous with jails and prisons, and other correctional facilities that detain individuals who are involved in perpetrating crimes?
INCARCERATION
400
What is the substage of Post-Trial in which a defendant is given the pre-determined penalties?
SENTENCING
400
What was the first state in America to stop public executions?