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Semester Review
Law Studies
35
Law
11th Grade
12/17/2012

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Beyond the control of the individual
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For the positivist behavior is
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Deviance theory
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Which of the following is not a main branch of the social process theory?
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Medical
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Which model holds that substance abusers are forced into petty crimes to feed their addictions?
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Issues of power and wealth
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Social conflict theory includes
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Dopamine in the brain
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To understand the basics of addiction and physical dependence one must understand the role of
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Classical theory
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Rational choice theory is an updated version of
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The metropolitan era
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Which of the following is not one of the three eras of American policing?
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Enforce laws
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In the public mind, the primary role of the police is to
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College training programs are overloaded where students face long waitlists
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Problems facing the private security industry include all of the following except
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Nominated by the President and confirmed by the senate
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In the federal court system judges are
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Federal and state prosecutors will use their discretion to determine if one or both courts will prosecute
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When the state and federal government have concurrent jurisdiction
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Judge
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The dominant figure in the courtroom work group is the
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Closure rates rise
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Case overload has been linked to all of the following situations except
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Negotiator
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During pretrial activities, the judge assumes the role of
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Relevant
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What type of evidence tends to make a fact in question more or less probable than it would be without the evidence?
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Real
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What type of evidence is brought into court and seen by the jury, as opposed to evidence that is described for the jury?
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Sixth amendment
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The right to a speedy trial is provided for under the
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The prohibition against double jeopardy
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The fifth amendment includes
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Sixth amendment
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The right to confront witnesses during a criminal trial is guaranteed in the
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Apologies
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The sentencing option most consistent with restorative justice is
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Discriminatory
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A disproportionate percentage (42%) of those on death eleven are indicating that the death penalty may be
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85%
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Under trut- in-sentencing laws what percentage of the sentence must be served by the offenders?
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The legislature
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In states with determinate sentencing, the prisoners sentence is determined by
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A history of physical child abuse
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Which of the following is considered a mitigating circumstance?
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Rehabilitation
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All of the following are types of punishment except
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Increase the harshness of the sentence
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In almost all circumstances the goal of victim impact statements is to
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Sentencing discrimination
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Sentencing disparity, based on extralegal variables or other factors not directly related to the crime, is referred to as
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In aftercare
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Juveniles who leave correctional facilities are often placed
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Used books and supplies
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Which of the following is not listed in the text as a school risk factor for delinquency?
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Judicial waiver
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Juveniles can be transferred to adult court by
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Beyond a reasonable doubt
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What is the standard of proof in juvenile court?
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Disciplinary problems
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Which of the following is not listed in the text as a community risk factor for juvenile delinquency?
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Juries are not used
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Juvenile court is drastically different from adult court in that
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Acting in loco parentis
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When an officer takes a juvenile into custody for a status offense , he or she is
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A referral
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Law enforcement officers notify the juvenile court of a juveniles delinquent conduct through
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