Chapter 1: Making Sense of CJ Flashcards

1
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Crime is often unpredictable & not easily controlled

A

True

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2
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Common law is not static and changes over time

A

True

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3
Q

Criminal law is crimes against____

A

the state

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4
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Civil law is_____

A

harm done to the individual

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5
Q

The Constitution is the______

A

highest law of the land

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6
Q

Each of 50 states has____

A

its own unique constitution

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7
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Procedural law is_____

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law that prescribes in detail the methods or procedures to be used in determining & enforcing the rights and the duties of persons toward each other under substantive law

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8
Q

Administration of justice focus is____

A

how to best organize the cj system to be most effective and efficient in the performance of its duties

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9
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A political system is_____

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any persistent pattern of human relationships that involves, to a significant extent, control, influence, power or authority

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10
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What are the 3 basic components of the CJ system?

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THE CCC! Cops, Courts and Corrections. AKA: Law Enforcement, Judicial System and Corrections

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11
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What poll asked, ‘What is the most important problem facing this country?”

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The 1994 Gallup Poll

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