Key Court Cases
Corrections
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Criminal Justice Acronyms
Bill of Rights
100

What case established the principle of "one person, one vote"?

What is Baker v. Carr

100

What is the primary goal of rehabilitation in the correctional system?

What is to reintegrate offenders into society as law-abiding citizens

100

What are the primary functions of the police in society?

what is to maintain public order and enforce laws

100

This acronym (CSI) is used to represent what internal entity of most Law Enforcement Agencies.

What is Crime Scene Investigation?

100

What does the first amendment protect?

what is freedom of speech, religion, press, assembly, and petition

200

Which Supreme Court case ruled that the death penalty was unconstitutional as it was applied at the time?

What is Furman v. Georgia

200

What allows a prisoner to serve part of their sentence under supervision in the community?

What is Parole

200

What is the strategy that focuses on building relationships between police and community members?

What is community policing

200

The Acronym F B I represents this agency.

What is the Federal Bureau of Investigation?

200

What amendment protects you from unreasonable searches and seizures?

What is the fourth amendment

300

What landmark case determined that evidence obtained in violation of the Fourth Amendment cannot used in court?

What is Mapp v. Ohio

300

What type of facility is primarily focused on the detention of juvenile offenders?

What is a Juvenile Detention Center

300

What is the term for the legal authority of police to stop and question individuals?

What is stop and frisk

300

The acronym D U I is used to represent this criminal offense.

What is Driving Under the Influence?

300

What right is guaranteed by the Sixth Amendment?

What is the right to a fair trial

400

Which case established the "Miranda rights" that must be read to suspects upon arrest?

What is Miranda v. Arizona

400

What does restorative justice aim to achieve in the corrections system?

What is to repair the harm caused by criminal behavior

400

How do police officers typically gather evidence at a crime scene?

What is through forensic investigation and witness interviews

400

The letters A T F generally represent this agency. 

What is Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms?

400

What does the Eighth Amendment protect?

what is cruel and unusual punishment

500

What case ruled that the right to counsel is a fundamental right under the Sixth Amendment?

What is Gideon v. Wainwright

500

What is the term for the process by which a convicted person can have their criminal record cleared?

What is expungement

500

What is a serious crime that is typically punishable by imprisonment for more than one year?

what is a felony

500

What does COPS stand for?

What is community-oriented policing services

500

Which amendment gives citizens the right to bear arms?

What is the second amendment