Criminal Justice Jeopardy

Crime

100

Conduct in violation of the criminal laws of a state. 

What is crime?

200

An institution intended to punish criminals by isolating them from society.

What is penitentiary?

300

The principle of fairness

What is justice?

400

A statistical reporting program run by the FBJs criminal justice information services decisions. 

What is UCR?

500

Crime measures based on surveys that ask respodents to reveal any illegal activity in which they have been involved

What is self-reports?

Policing

100

The elected chief officer of a country law enforcement agency.

What is a sheriff?

200

An early form of police patrol in English cities and towns 

What is night watch?

300

Beginning in 1920 the passage of a constitutional prohibition against all form of alcoholic beverages. 

What is the dark period for American law enforcement agencies?

400

A U.S. government agency or office whose primary functional responsibility is to enforce federal criminal laws 

What is federal law enforcement agency?

500

Based on scientific evidence about what work best 

What are police practices?

Random

100

Skylar favorite color 

_{What is green?}

200

Skylars favorite food 

What is pizza? 

300

Skylars favorite animal

What is koala?

400

Skylars favorite subject 

What is math?

500

Skylars favorite movie 

What is The Little Mermaid?

Corrections

100

A sentence of imprisonment that is suspended.

What is probation?

200

The status of a convicted offender who has been conditionally released from prison.

What is parole?

300

A sentencing alternative that requires offenders to spend at least part of their time working for a community agency 

What is community service?

400

Decision made by federal parole 

What is USPC?

500

The managed return to the community of an individual released from prison

What is reentry?

Drugs

100

Illicit drug use that results in social, economic, psychological, or legal problems for the user 

What is drug abuse?

200

Any chemical substance defined by social convention as bioactive or psychoactive

What is a drug?

300

The area surrounding a residence 

What is the cartilage?

400

Dates back to 1875 prohibiting the smoking of opium

What is antidrug legislation?

500

Established schedules classifying psychoactive drugs according to their degrees of psychoactivity

What is controlled substances act?