Criminal Justice Exam 2 Part 1
Which amendment prohibits unreasonable searches and seizures?
4th amendment
The ____ keeps order in the courtroom and announces the judges entry into the courtroom.
Bailor
General deterrence attempts to ____.
Committing crimes
_____ refers to the application of more force than is required to compel compliant from a suspect.
Excessive force
Evidence that illegally obtained by the police in generally in admissible in court. This rejection of evidence is based upon which of the following?
Exclusionary rule
writ of certiorari
Issued by the Supreme Court to a lower court to agree to hear it
The majority of death penalty states use which method of execution?
Lethal injection
________ is a type of sentencing plan that allows no leeway in the imposition of a sentence for a person convicted of a crime.
Mandatory sentencing
_____ is an early release option under which an inmate who deemed "low risk", due to a serious health condition is releases from prison earlier than he/she might have been under normal conditions.
Medical Parol
Which one of the following is not a traditional sentencing option?
Parole
One implication of the assumption of free will is that?
People are responsible for the consequences of their actions
What exists which a set of facts and circumstances would induce a reasonably intelligent and prudent person to believe that a particular other person has committed a specific crime?
Probable cause
A police subculture includes ___.
Share values, belief, and forms of behavior
Which type of sentence requires that offenders serve time in a local jail before a period of supervised probation?
Split sentencing
Probation is a sentence imposed by the court
True
Probation is the most common form of criminal sentencing in the US today.
True
Violation of special conditions of probation can result in revocation of probation.
True
Who is often considered a forgotten person in the courtroom?
Victim
Which U.S. Supreme Court case was responsible for the creation of the exclusionary rule?
Weeks vs US
General conditions are probation ___.
apply to all probationers in a given jurisdiction
What is the primary purpose of probation?
rehabilitation