CJBAT COMPREHENSIVE EXAMINATION
TEST QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS FULLY
VERIFIED
●● stare decisis
Answer: Following legal precedents
●● Which constitutional amendment prohibits cruel and unusual
punishment
Answer: Eighth Amendment
●● parens patriae
Answer: the state as parent; the state as guardian and protector of all
citizens (such as juveniles) who cannot protect themselves
●● Exclusionary rule
Answer: Excluding illegally obtained evidence
●● Actus Reus
Answer: The physical act of committing a crime.
●● Crime Control Model
, Answer: emphasizes the efficient arrest and conviction of criminal
offenders.
●● Bivens action
Answer: Federal civil rights lawsuit
●● What is churning in policing?
Answer: Unjustified traffic stops
●● Redlining
Answer: Discriminatory lending practices
●● Peremptory challenge
Answer: Dismissing jurors without cause
●● Allen Charge
Answer: Jury deadlock instruction
●● Dynamic risk factor in corrections
Answer: Variable characteristic influencing reoffending
●● Amicus curiae
TEST QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS FULLY
VERIFIED
●● stare decisis
Answer: Following legal precedents
●● Which constitutional amendment prohibits cruel and unusual
punishment
Answer: Eighth Amendment
●● parens patriae
Answer: the state as parent; the state as guardian and protector of all
citizens (such as juveniles) who cannot protect themselves
●● Exclusionary rule
Answer: Excluding illegally obtained evidence
●● Actus Reus
Answer: The physical act of committing a crime.
●● Crime Control Model
, Answer: emphasizes the efficient arrest and conviction of criminal
offenders.
●● Bivens action
Answer: Federal civil rights lawsuit
●● What is churning in policing?
Answer: Unjustified traffic stops
●● Redlining
Answer: Discriminatory lending practices
●● Peremptory challenge
Answer: Dismissing jurors without cause
●● Allen Charge
Answer: Jury deadlock instruction
●● Dynamic risk factor in corrections
Answer: Variable characteristic influencing reoffending
●● Amicus curiae
