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1. Revocation of probation or parole ________.

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Correct Answer: Requires a hearing to determine if the conditions of probation or parole were violated

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2. Morrissey v. brewer provides procedural safeguards to parolees at ________ hearings.

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Correct Answer: Revocation

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3. Leo and nlets are different types of law enforcement ________ resources.

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Correct Answer: Information sharing

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4. In georgia, the typical caseload of an intensive supervision probation officer is ________.

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Correct Answer: 40 probationers

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5. ________ is when law enforcement officers exercise choice while carrying out their duties.

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Correct Answer: Police discretion

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6. Sentencing goal that isolates the offender from the public and takes away one’s ability to commit a crime against those in the public.is called as Incapacitation

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Correct Answer: True

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7. Crimes that can be charged as ______ refer to Wobbles.

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Correct Answer: Both

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8. Utilitarianism is a doctrine stating that an action is morally right as long as the behavior is a benefit for the majority of a society. This is the concept of the “greatest good for the _____ number.”

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Correct Answer: Greatest

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9. Primitive form of trial in which the outcome rested in the hands of _____ to determine guilt or innocence by protecting an innocent person from some or all the consequences of the test is known as Trial by Ordeal.

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Correct Answer: God

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10. Rules that are used to determine the rights of individuals and collective bodies refers to _____

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Correct Answer: Substantive Law

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11. Statuses are formal rules, or law, adopted by a governing body such as a _____legislature.

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Correct Answer: State

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12. _____ is latin for “let the decision stand,” meaning that judges must respect precedents set in previous court cases.

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Correct Answer: Stare decisis

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13. Specific Deterrence is the notion that punishment deters the individual being punished from committing crime in the_____.

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Correct Answer: Future

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14. Rule of Law is a fundamental principle in the U.S. criminal justice system that all government officers—including those in _____ pledge to uphold the Constitution and to follow the Constitution, not any particular human leader.

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Correct Answer: All of these

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15. _____ is a goal of law that states that punishment is deserved or morally right. In addition, it is a goal of sentencing that seeks to punish the offender for criminal behavior.

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Correct Answer: Retribution

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16. _____ as part of a punishment for injury or loss is known as Restituton.

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Correct Answer: Repayment

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17. Rehabilitation means sentencing goal that seeks to reduce chances of future offending through _____

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Correct Answer: All of these

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18. Punitive Damages refer to Money awarded in addition to compensatory damages to punish the defendant for_____

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Correct Answer: All of these

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19. Rules governing court proceedings refers to_____

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Correct Answer: Procedural Law

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20. Preemption Doctrine is the idea put forth in the Constitution that _____ law is the ‘supreme law of the land.” In other words, usually federal law overrides conflicting state laws.

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Correct Answer: Federal

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21. The legal principle of stare decisis, Latin for “let the decision stand,” it establishes prior case decisions as binding precedent.

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Correct Answer: True

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22. Municipal or city rules refers to _____

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Correct Answer: Ordinance

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23. M’Naghten Test Also called the “_____” test, requires a jury to consider two questions: Did the defendant understand what they were doing when the crime was committed? Did the defendant know that their actions were wrong?

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Correct Answer: Right wrong

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24. Misdemeanor is a less serious crime punishable by _____ confinement, though in some jurisdictions gross, aggravated, or serious misdemeanors may be charged.

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Correct Answer: All of these

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25. _____ is latin for “guilty mind,” used in court to prove criminal intent.

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Correct Answer: Both a and b

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26. _____ is latin for “the law of retribution” and commonly referred to as “an eye for an eye.” This philosophy calls for retaliation in which the punishment received should fit the crime committed.

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Correct Answer: Lex talionis

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27. Cases that establish precedent that markedly changes the interpretation of a prior law or establishes new case law refers to _____

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Correct Answer: Landmark Cases

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28. A defense that fails to find a person criminally responsible if mental disease prevents the person from controlling their behavior is known as _____ Test.

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Correct Answer: Irresistible Impulse

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29. A defense based on the belief that a select group of people who suffer from mental illness are unable to control their actions to such an extent that they cannot be held accountable for their crimes is known as _____

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Correct Answer: Insanity Defense

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30. General Deterrence is the notion that the general populace will be deterred from committing crimes based on the perceived ______ consequences of being caught.

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Correct Answer: Negative

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31. A drug (e.g., marijuana) believed to lead to the use of more serious substances (e.g., heroin) is known as _____

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Correct Answer: Gateway Drug

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32. Felony is a criminal offense (e.g., murder, robbery, rape) that is more serious and generally results in more severe punishment than a misdemeanor.

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Correct Answer: True

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33. A measure indicating how much pleasure an individual gains from a specific act is known as _____

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Correct Answer: Both a and b

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34. ______ law that a legislature passed after a crime was committed. At the time the person committed the action, it was legal, and only later was the act deemed criminal.

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Correct Answer: Ex post facto law

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35. Durham Test determines if a criminal act was a product of _____ disease or defect.

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Correct Answer: Mental

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36. Constitutional Law is a major source of law that establishes the fundamental rules and relationships among the judiciary, legislative, and executive branches at the _____ levels.

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Correct Answer: Both

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37. ______ awarded in a civil lawsuit for loss or injury suffered as a result of unlawful conduct refer to Compensatory Damages.

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Correct Answer: Money

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38. A type of legal system originally developed in England, whereby the courts define the law and determine how to apply the law is known as _____

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Correct Answer: Common Law

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39. Cole Memo named after former deputy attorney general James Cole, it outlined guidelines for states related to marijuana, including_____

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Correct Answer: All of these

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40. Code of Hammurabi is the oldest known legal code; it established approximately 300 provisions for family, trade, and _____

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Correct Answer: All of these

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41. _____ cases involving large numbers of victims in which courts authorize a single individual or small faction to represent the interests of the larger group refer to Class Action Lawsuits.

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Correct Answer: Civil

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42. Law that deals with disputes between individuals or organizations and typically seeks some type of compensation for the harmed party is known as _____

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Correct Answer: Civil Law

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43. Case Law is based on _____ court decisions or precedents.

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Correct Answer: Previous

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44. Brawner Rule also called the ALI rule, it reduced “knowing right from wrong” to the capacity to appreciate the difference between the two. In other words, a defendant must _____

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Correct Answer: Both

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45. The first _____ amendments to the U.S. Constitution, which guide procedural law pertaining to issues such as arrests, warrants, search and seizure, and trials refer to the Bill of Rights.

Answer

Correct Answer: 10

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46. Battered Woman Syndrome is a criminal defense developed to excuse or mitigate the actions of women who kill their abusers in cases of domestic violence despite imminent danger.

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Correct Answer: False

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47. Age of Enlightenment brought about new ways of thinking, including reforms arising from outrage against the barbaric system of law and punishment just before the French Revolution in the late _____ century.

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Correct Answer: 18th

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48. Administrative Law derives from a legislative body’s delegation of authority over commissions or boards to regulate activities controlled by written statutes.

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Correct Answer: True

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49. Actus Reus is a Latin term meaning _____

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Correct Answer: Guilty act

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