Exam 15: Processes and Decisions

A prima facie case exists where there seems to be __________ to convict the defendant.

A grand jury indictment must rest on evidence indicating a __________ case against the defendant.

Which of the following statements is True about parole?

According to the criminal justice process, the adjudication phase is immediately succeeded by the _____ phase.

In the Anglo-American criminal process, the victim has no role in the imposition of sentencing.

The President's Commission depicts the criminal justice system as composed of five phases. Discuss each of these phases.

The final phase in the criminal justice process is _____.

In the __________, the juvenile judge must decide whether the facts warrant a decision in accordance with the petition.

A promising new strategy for involving victims in the sentencing process is the opportunity of reconciling victim and offender in some cases, with or without compensation for victim. One such program began operating in 1992

In _____ states, victims now have the right to state their views at sentencing hearings.

Discuss the victim's role in the five phases of the criminal justice process.

The term in loco parentis means

There are legal criteria for processing a suspect from one phase to the next phase in the criminal justice system. Define and explain the significance of probable cause, the exclusionary rule, and reasonable suspicion.

In the __________, in which the defendant need not present any evidence, the defendant gains the advantage of finding out how the prosecution's case is being developed.

In Miranda v. Arizona (1961), the Supreme Court ruled that all courts in the country must apply the exclusionary rule.

Which model for criminal justice is oriented more to the rights of defendants?

In the context of the criminal justice process, _____ is a preview of the trial in court before a judge, in which the prosecution must produce enough evidence to convince the judge that the case should proceed to trial or to the grand jury.

In which case did the Supreme Court rule that children also have rights that are protected by the Constitution?

The nation's first juvenile court was located in

The Miranda warning lays down the standards of procedural fairness mandated by which Amendments to the U.S. Constitution?