Corrections
What is a secure facility that houses people who have been convicted of a felony criminal offense and are serving a sentence of 1 year or more?
Prison
What percentage of prison population is male?
93%
How many supreme court justices are there typically?
What is 9?
Before being interrogated while in custody, the suspect must be read his/her?
Miranda warning
In most states, who grants pardons for offenses against the state?
The governor
How many part I crimes are in the Uniform Crime Report (8)?
8
What is an indigent defendant?
Person accused of a crime who cannot afford an attorney
Crimes that are never reported nor discovered make up the
The dark figure of crime
Men's prisons are often distinguished from one another by what?
Security level
How many full time sworn officers are there in the U.S.?
750,000-850,000
When a defendant pleads nolo contendere, they?
Do not admit guilt, but are willing to accept the punishment
Recite Miranda (does not have to be verbatim)
You have the right to remain silent. Anything you say can and will be used against you in a court of law. You have the right to an attorney. If you cannot afford an attorney, one will be provided for you. Do you understand the rights I have just read to you? With these rights in mind, do you wish to speak to me
Name 3 Levels of security of a prison
1,2,3,4; minimum security, medium security, maximum/high security; Minimum Security, low security, medium security, High Security, Administrative Security. Supermax security
what is the recidivism rate for a new crime 3 years after a convict has been released from prison?
68%
Compared to "guilty beyond a reasonable doubt" in criminal courts. What is the burden of proof in civil court?
What is preponderance of evidence?
Who formulated the basic principle of forensic science: "Every contact Leaves a trace."
Dr. Edmond Locard
He was a famous criminologist. His treatise, On Crimes and Punishment, criticized torture and the death penalty and explained that punishment was to deter crime and the punishment should be proportionate to the crime.
Cesare Beccaria
What percentage of prisoners are in privately owned prisons in the U.S.
what is appx. 8.4%?
Who was the first African American supreme court justice?
Thurgood Marshall
This study found that routine patrol in marked cars does not appear to affect the level of crime.
Kansas City Preventive Patrol Experiment