Prisons/Corrections
What is the name of what we recognize as Americas first prison?
Walnut Street Jail
What is the REAL name of the serial killer that was nicknamed the Milwaukee Cannibal?
Jeffrey Dahmer
What is the term used for jury selection where prospective jurors are questioned to decide whether they can be fair and impartial
Voir Dire
The phrase "drinking the kool-aid" (meaning to blindly support or believe in something dangerous or foolish) came from which infamous cult?
Jonestown- Jim Jones
What is the (main) difference between reasonable suspicion and probable cause?
At the point of reasonable suspicion, it appears that a crime may have been committed; probable cause is when it becomes clear that a crime has most likely been committed: probable cause relies on objective circumstance and evidence.
What is the name of the first WOMENS prison on the US?
The Indiana Reformatory for Women and Girls
There was a very well-known serial killer who was active between 1974 and 1991 who gave himself an abbreviated name in his letters to the police: what was the acronym, and what did it stand for?
BTK- bind, torture, kill
What are the minimum and maximum number of jurors needed to form a jury?
minimum of 6, maximum of 12
Which cult is responsible for the largest mass suicide on US soil to-date?
Heavens Gate
How many amendments does the constitution have?
27
for death row inmates, what is the average amount of time between their sentencing and their execution? (roughly)
Roughly 20 years (if you guessed between 17-20 you get the points because data keeps changing by the year)
Which US serial killer had the highest number of confirmed murders?
Samuel Little: confessed to 93, and over 50 of them have been confirmed
What percentage of criminal court cases actually go to trial?
2.5%
What is the name of the cult/cult leader that had his followers branded with his initials?
NXIVM- Keith Raniere
In which state is it illegal to serve alcohol in a room where bingo is being played?
NC
After how much time spent on meticulous preparation were the three inmates able to escape Alcatraz in 1962?
6 months
In 1979, Ted Bundy was found guilty of murdering two sorority girls in their sorority house. Which sorority were they members of?
Chi Omega
Which court case banned the death penalty for juvenile offenders?
Roper v. Simmons
How many people were murdered by the Manson Family?
Nine
In which state is there a law specifically stating that you cannot push a live moose out of an airplane?
Alaska
Per 100,000 US residents, how many are incarcerated
583
What is the nickname of the well-known Charlotte serial killer who killed 11 black women between 1990 and 1994?
The Taco Bell Strangler
Of the people who plead insanity in a criminal trial, what percentage of them are successful?
0.26%
in 1993 there was a shootout/standoff between the Branch Davidians and many law enforcement agencies. Where did this happen?
Waco, Texas
Which state was the first to legalize gay marraige?
Massachusetts