Exam 1: Criminal Justice: Introduction and Overviewcriminal Justice: the Origins of a Young Disciplinecreating a Criminal Justice

The preview of a trial held in court before a judge, in which the prosecution must produce sufficient evidence for the case to proceed to trial is called a ____________.

In the 1960's the U.S. Supreme Court addressed many issues of rights for minorities and women under the leadership of ________________.

A prima facie case exists when there seems to be sufficient evidence to convict the defendant.

Which of the following models resembles an assembly line?

If an officer has ______________ that a person might be engaged in the commission of a crime, the officer is authorized to stop the person, ask questions, and frisk him or her to see if they are dangerous.

The term in loco parentis means "the crazy parents".

Which of the following are part of the eight goals for the ideal criminal justice system according to LaFave and Israel?

A ________ case exists when there seems to be sufficient evidence to convict the defendant.

The emerging evidence-based movement in the social sciences calls for systematic reviews of criminal justice policies and programs that look for solid empirical support for

______________ of criminal acts have been called the "most influential" of all the decision makers of the entire criminal justice system.

A panel of sixteen to twenty-three citizens who screen the prosecutor's evidence, in secret hearings, to decide whether someone should be formally charged with a crime is called ______.

The practice of finding inadmissible evidence that is illegally obtained is called the ______________.

The model of criminal justice presented by Herbert Packer that requires a strict adherence to the constitution is called the ____________

An accusation against a criminal defendant rendered by a grand jury on the basis of evidence is called ____________.

The Supreme Court has ruled that the police have _____________ to take a suspect into custody when "the fact and circumstances within their knowledge and of which they [have] reasonable trustworthy information [are] sufficient to warrant a prudent man in believing that the [suspect] has committed or was committing an offence."

Ultimately, the decision to charge the defendant with a crime rest with the _______.

The term parens patriae means ________________.

Approximately, _______ of all crimes known to the police come from victim initiatives.

A panel of sixteen to twenty-three citizens who screen the prosecutor's evidence, in secret hearings, to decide whether someone should be formally charged with a crime is called ______.

The term parens patriae means the parent of the child.