Crime & Deviance
Prosecutors argued YSL was not just a record label, but this type of organization. (Ch. 1)
What is a gang or criminal street gang? (Ch. 1)
Police need this legal standard to conduct a Terry stop. (Ch. 7)
What is reasonable suspicion? (Ch. 7)
This process allows attorneys to question potential jurors. (Ch. 8)
What is voir dire? (Ch. 8)
This type of witness testifies about what they personally saw or heard. (Ch. 8)
What is a lay witness? (Ch. 8)
This type of plea allows a defendant to maintain innocence while accepting punishment. (Ch. 10)
What is an Alford plea? (Ch. 10)
Chapter 1 describes this model as involving highly publicized celebrated cases that receive major media attention. (Ch. 1)
What is the wedding cake model? (Ch. 1)
This constitutional amendment protects against unreasonable searches and seizures. (Ch. 7)
What is the Fourth Amendment? (Ch. 7)
Judge Glanville was removed from the case through this process. (Ch. 8)
What is recusal? (Ch. 8)
Statements made outside court and offered for their truth are generally called this. (Ch. 9)
What is hearsay? (Ch. 9)
This form of community supervision allows a person to remain in the community under court supervision instead of incarceration. (Ch. 13)
What is probation? (Ch. 13)
Prosecutors used rap lyrics to argue defendants had this element of crime. (Ch. 4)
What is mens rea? (Ch. 4)
Evidence illegally obtained by police may be excluded under this rule. (Ch. 7)
What is the exclusionary rule? (Ch. 7)
This constitutional protection was raised when Brian Steel argued secret meetings violated fairness in the trial. (Ch. 9)
What is due process? (Ch. 9)
This formal charging document was returned by the grand jury in the YSL case. (Ch. 9)
What is an indictment? (Ch. 9)
Fulton County primarily houses people awaiting trial or serving shorter sentences. This facility is called a what? (Ch. 12)
What is a jail? (Ch. 12)
This theory argues that blocked opportunities and social pressure can increase the likelihood of crime. (Ch. 3)
What is strain theory? (Ch. 3)
Prosecutors relied on this Georgia law targeting organized criminal enterprises. (Ch. 4)
What is RICO? (Ch. 4)
Secret communications between the judge and one side are called this. (Ch. 8)
What are ex parte communications? (Ch. 8)
The prosecution argued lyrics could show this guilty mind element of crimes. (Ch. 4)
What is mens rea? (Ch. 4)
This form of release allows a person to serve the remainder of a sentence in the community under supervision after incarceration in a prison. (Ch. 13)
What is parole? (Ch. 13)
This type of sentencing model gives a person a fixed and specific amount of time to serve. (Ch. 10)
What is determinate sentencing? (Ch. 10)
Police and prosecutors were accused of violating this rule requiring disclosure of exculpatory evidence. (Ch. 9)
What is the Brady rule or Brady doctrine? (Ch. 9)
This motion asks a judge to declare the trial invalid because of serious error or misconduct. (Ch. 8/9
What is a mistrial motion? (Ch. 8/9)
This constitutional protection prevents a person from being tried twice for the same offense. (Ch. 9)
What is double jeopardy? (Ch. 9)
This type of sentence requires multiple prison terms to be served one after another instead of at the same time. (Ch. 10)
What is a consecutive sentence? (Ch. 10)