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Test 2 Flashcards

1
Q

Prison

A

Incarceration for a time period longer than a year

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2
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Jail

A

Incarceration a year or less

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3
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Security level

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Minimum, low, medium, high, administrative

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4
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First warden of infirmary

A

Zebulon

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5
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Dedicated units

A

Not allowed to hold people of the same ethnicity, etc, in one unit

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6
Q

Due process rights

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No person shall be deprived of life, liberty, or property without due process of law

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7
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6 amendment

A

Right to a fair and speedy trial

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8
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Solitary confinement

A

Prisoner isolated from everyone

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9
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Private prisons

A

Facility that incarcerates offenders for a profit

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10
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Ghost inmates

A

Nonexistent inmate charged to the gov by private prisons

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11
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Father of Probation

A

John Augustus

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12
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Probation

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Not incarcerated, lives in community, must prove they can live by the law and constrictions of the judge

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13
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Parole

A

Being released temporarily

Probation is a sentence, parole is a function

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14
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House Arrest

A

Inmates have to wear ankle bands to track movements

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15
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Work release

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Allows prisoner who is trusted to go outside and work then return to prison when shift is done

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16
Q

Community houses

A

Halfway house
Group of them live together
(Essentially supervised house arrest)

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17
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Boot camps

A

Ineffective way of reformation

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18
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The black codes

A

Criminalized petty behaviors

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19
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When is the plea entered

A

During the arraignment

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20
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Motion in limine

A

Request to evaluate admissibility of evidence

21
Q

Motion to suppress

A

Request to disallow illegally obtained evidence

22
Q

Motion for change of venu

A

Attempt to change venu for various reasons

23
Q

Does everyone have the right to bail or bond

A

No

24
Q

Who determines the evidence

A

The grand jury

25
Q

How many cases do capital cases have

A

2, one for guilt, other for sentencing

26
Q

Hearsay rule

A

Rule prohibiting hearsay from being admitted as evidence

27
Q

Who has the power in the courtroom

A

Prosecutor

28
Q

Motion for discovery

A

Mandate for prosecution to provide defense with evidence

29
Q

Motion for recusal

A

Request for removal of a trial judge or prosecutor

30
Q

Motion for expenses of experts

A

Request for the state to pay for expenses related to expert testimony

31
Q

Trial management order

A

Schedule created by court and participants that designates what will happen when the parties work towards the trial date

32
Q

Venire

A

List of potential jurors

33
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Voir dire

A

Questioning jurors under oath to discover inappropriate jurors

34
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Is alternative dispute resolution a problem solving court

A

No

35
Q

Judge qualification

A

Law degree

36
Q

How many justices in Supreme Court

A

9

37
Q

En banc

A

(On the bench) procedure where all judges from a particular court hear a case

38
Q

Judicial review

A

Process under which a governments legislative, executive, or administrative actions are subject to review by the judiciary

39
Q

Determinate sentence

A

Jail or prison sentence that has a definite length and cannot be changed

40
Q

Indeterminate sentence

A

Sentence that consists of a range of years and not a fixed time

41
Q

Principles of sentencing

A

Proportionality, equity, and social debt

42
Q

Sex offender registration

A

Sex offenders have to register

43
Q

Mandatory minimum

A

Requires judges to administer prison terms of a certain length for people convicted of certain federal and state crimes

44
Q

Plea bargaining

A

Officer offers lesser sentence in exchange for confession

45
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Net widening

A

Probationers are now incarcerated

46
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Death penalty

A

Sentenced to death , public support is super low

47
Q

Restorative Justice

A

Does not focus on punishment, but restoring good

48
Q

Victims rights

A

Sets the rights that a person has as a crime victim

49
Q

Recidivism

A

Reoffending

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