Intro to criminal Justice Def

Question 1

adjudication

Answer 1

process of determining guilt or innocence

Question 2

affadavit

Answer 2

written statement describing the crime
(police write)

Question 3

aftercare

Answer 3

after placement for juveniles

Question 4

arraignment

Answer 4

first step in adult process(hearing)

Question 5

Bail

Answer 5

Money paid to ensure assailant comes back to hearing

Question 6

citation

Answer 6

summary offense, most minor crime (speeding ticket)

Question 7

diversion

Answer 7

moving away from formal prosecution (warning)

Question 8

due process

Answer 8

our civil rights (right to attorney)

Question 9

Evidence based practice(EBP’s)

Answer 9

research says it’s affective

Question 10

felony

Answer 10

crime leading to jail over 1 year (robbery)

Question 11

misdemenor

Answer 11

crime leading to jail less than 1 year (reckless driving)

Question 12

plea bargain

Answer 12

all parties agree on sentence

Question 13

probation

Answer 13

supervision in community

Question 14

parole

Answer 14

supervision after prison

Question 15

pre-sentence investigation (PSI)

Answer 15

background investigation

Question 16

probable cause

Answer 16

majority of evidence says defendant is guilty (51%)

Question 17

Recidivism

Answer 17

Rearrest

Question 18

Restitution

Answer 18

money paid back to victim; from damage

Question 19

restorative justice

Answer 19

repairs the harm (community service)

Question 20

selective incapacitation

Answer 20

only incarcerate most dangerous offenders (drug offenders, murderers, property offenders)

Question 21

warrant

Answer 21

order from judge that allows police to search a persons property or to arrest a person (takes less than an hour to acquire)

Question 22

Goals of Criminal Justice system

Answer 22

Doing Justice, controlling crime, preventing crime

Question 23

Sub systems of criminal Justice system

Answer 23

police, courts, corrections