Exam 3: Criminal Law and the Criminal Justice Process

A(n)__________ refers to the process of taking a suspect into custody for the purpose of prosecution.

The term mens rea refers to the behavior that must be committed to meet the definition of a crime.

___________ refers to a condition in which a person has exclusive control over an object.

'Procedural law' is a law defining the specific behaviors prohibited under the criminal law.

The ______ Amendment of the United States Constitution states that a person shall not be compelled to be a witness against oneself.

___________ are of three types: self-defense,defense of others,and defense of property.

The __________ involves the more than 55,000 government agencies in the United States that deal with aspects of crime,including criminal law enforcement,the courts,and corrections.

The 'conflict view' is the view that law reflects society's consensus regarding behavior that is harmful enough to warrant government intervention.

____________ is a condition in which a person has the opportunity to exercise control over an object.

The term __________ refers to the behavior that must be committed to meet the definition of a crime.

A(n)__________ is a sworn statement by police that attests to the existence of probable cause in a given case;it is signed by a judge who agrees with the officers' assessment of the facts.

A defense in which a person claims that honest ignorance rules out the presence of a 'guilty mind' is called __________.

The term __________ refers to an ongoing pattern of severe physical abuse that constitutes a continual threat of harm

The term __________ refers to establishing the presence of the elements of a crime in a given case,thereby subjecting the accused person to criminal penalties.

The term __________ refers to a procedure in which an official record of the arrest is made.

The criminal (penal)code is a compilation of all the criminal laws of a jurisdiction.

A(n)__________ refers to a claim that the defendant was not sane under law at the time of the act.

An 'insanity defense' is a claim that the defendant was not sane under law at the time of the act.

The term 'constructive possession' refers to a condition in which a person has exclusive control over an object.