CCJ Final

The federal Speedy Trial Act allows for the dismissal of charges when a trial does NOT begin within ________ working days after indictment.

70

Which of the following is an exception to the hearsay rule?

A dying declaration

Which of the following is a member of the courtroom work group?

A public defender

Which of the following is an example of a mixed sentence?

An offender is sentenced to spend weekends in jail and be supervised by a probation officer during the week.

Why was the case of Griffin v. Wisconsin so significant?

Because it considers probation to be similar to incarceration and holds that the exclusionary rule does not apply

________ evidence requires interpretation or requires a judge or jury to reach a conclusion based on what the evidence indicates.

Circumstantial

The defendant exercises choice in the court process in which of the following decisions?

Deciding what plea to enter

________ evidence is information having a tendency to clear a person of guilt or blame.

Exculpatory

In which case did the Supreme Court approve a two-step procedure that separates the determination of guilt from the determination of the sentence?

Gregg v. Georgia

What is often described as the strictest form of probation for adults in the United States?

Intensive probation supervision

Which of the following arguments regarding the death penalty is a retentionist rationale?

Just deserts

What is the main priority of justice reinvestment?

Prioritizing the use of alternatives to incarceration for nonviolent offenders

________ hearings determine whether parolees have violated the conditions of their parole.

Revocation

Which intermediate sanction resembles a military-style boot camp?

Shock incarceration

________ is a sentencing principle that holds that an offender's criminal history should be taken into account in sentencing decisions.

Social debt

The most important form of prosecutorial discretion lies in the power to ________.

charge, or not to charge, a person with an offense

A sentence of 8 to 15 years in prison is an example of ________ sentencing.

indeterminate

The Supreme Court's decision in the case of Furman v. Georgia was a statement against ________.

the manner in which statutes permitted the death penalty to be imposed

Proportionality means that ________.

there should be a direct relationship between the severity of the sanction and the seriousness of the crime

According to the National Institute of Corrections, ________ had the largest impact on reducing recidivism.

treatment-oriented intensive supervision