Exam 1: What Is Criminal Justice?

Which model below best assumes that the system's components work together harmoniously to achieve justice?

Bernie Madoff was found not guilty of fraud after a lengthy trial.

A(n)_________________ jury is a group of jurors,who have been selected according to law and have been sworn to hear the evidence and to determine whether there is sufficient evidence to bring the accused person to trial,convened to investigate criminal activity generally.

The __________ model of criminal justice assumes that each of the component parts strive toward a common goal.

A criminal justice perspective that assumes that the system's components function primarily to serve their own interests is known as the ___________________ model.

Compare and contrast the consensus and conflict models found in the criminal justice system.

The Corrections stage begins once a defendant has been convicted,but before sentencing.

A criminal justice perspective model that emphasizes the efficient arrest and conviction of criminal offenders is known as:

What are the three major components of the Criminal Justice System?

A public-order advocate is one who believes that under certain circumstances involving a criminal threat to public safety,the interests of society should take precedence over individual rights.

A concurrent sentence occurs when one of two or more sentences imposed at the same time,after conviction for more than one offense,are served at the same time.

Both Adam Lanza and James Eagan Holmes were high achievers in school and were thought to be very bright.

Which of the following describes the scientific study of the causes and prevention of crime and the rehabilitation and punishment of offenders?

Which of the following refers to crime fighting strategies that have been scientifically tested and are based on social science research?

James Eagan Holmes is well known because of his deadly attack in:

The rights guaranteed to all members of American society by the U.S.Constitution are particularly important to criminal defendants facing formal processing by the criminal justice system.These rights are also known as:

Analyze and comment on what is meant by due process of law to you.Support your opinions with facts and data.

A(n)_________ occurs when conduct,for which there is no legally acceptable justification or excuse,is in violation of the criminal laws of a state,the federal government,or a local jurisdiction.

A(n)________ is defined as criminal proceedings: the examination in court of the issues of fact and relevant law in a case for the purpose of convicting or acquitting the defendant.

Crimes can have legally acceptable justifications or excuses.